zero waste is possible
The residents of Tungabhadra block in National Games Village Bangalore, succeeded in converting 90 per cent of their garbage into a reusable resource in just one month.
The Bangalore city generates over 3,600 tonnes of garbage each day. The stinking problem is a cause for great concern with no proper scientific management of waste. Public concern for health and a clean environment has led to many individual and group initiatives. But BBMP Bangalore seems to have taken little action. The residents of Tungabhadra block in National Games Village Bangalore have taken up waste management. Today, the apartment has a regular system in place, thanks to the residents’ co-ordination and team work.
They began their initiative on March 18. In just one month April 10 to May 10 they’ve succeeded in converting 90 per cent of their garbage into a reusable resource. Tungabhadra block in National Games Village with 220 flats succeeded in converting their garbage into a reusable resource. Only 418 kg of the total 4347 kg waste generated has gone to the landfills.
They have converted a 30 foot x 40 foot vacant plot nearby, provided by the Karnataka Housing Board, into a useful land resource. This includes a compost bed to convert organic matter into compost and a tertiary segregation unit that separates plastic into 21 categories and cardboard into nine.
Today, the apartment has a regular system in place, thanks to the residents’ co-ordination and team work. Every house here compulsorily has two dustbins to segregate waste at source. Further, they have a door-to-door collection twice a day, even on Sundays. The workers have been deployed from a self-help group for women in the city who also work on secondary segregation here.
As of now, they haven’t earned any money. But the initial success has motivated them to continue with the efforts. On June 4, the apartment association plans to showcase their success story with the exact figures to motivate and help others as part of World Environment Day celebrations.
“It was not an easy task. It took at least three months of awareness campaigns and many rounds of talks. The biggest boost was the financial aid from Association for India’s Development, Seattle chapter. This reduced the cost that people had to bear to have such a set-up within the premises,” explained Meera Rajesh resident of Tungabhadra block.
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