MUMBAI: While a number of housing societies are elevating questions over BMC's resolution to prevent collecting rainy waste from bulk generators after October 2, a residential complex in South Mumbai turns out to don't have anything to worry. The 236-flat society not simplest segregates waste however has long gone one step additional to micro-segregating the waste and getting it recycled.
The 36-storey Marathon Era in Lower Parel has been treating its waste for three years. While citizens segregate the waste into rainy and dry, two housekeeping staffers who acquire it, microsegregate it. Wet waste is distributed for composting, and dry waste is micro-segregated. This is because there are different costs for each more or less dry waste—previous newspaper is going for Rs 10 consistent with kg, shopping paper bags Rs 5 , and packaging cardboard Rs 8 . The cash generated is paid to the two housekeeping staffers employed to segregate and treat their waste over and above their salaries.
The society also lets in them and the domestic helps running in the construction to take away discarded toys, clothes and books which are in just right condition. Besides, tetra packs which are thrown away with dry waste, are cleaned and dried by means of the housekeeping personnel, and handed over to Sahakari Bhandar in Worli. "Upon handing over a certain number of tetra packs, we get a sitting bench or a waste paper basket made of thousands of tetra packs," said Jayant Broker, a resident who has been riding the segregation and treating of rubbish.
The housekeeping personnel is given rubber gloves and facial mask as smartly are protecting measures while they convey on their work on a daily basis.
He said this started three years ago even though citizens first started to transport in to the construction in 2007. "We were not happy with the kind of compost being used in the society garden. We decided to compost our kitchen waste. Initially we bought three tumblers for it, now we have nine. Over time, the amount of waste has increased with people's consumption pattern having changed," he added.
Broker added that while they have been making efforts to micro-segregate their dry waste, there are lots of pieces for which they do not to find any taker. "We especially do not find anyone willing to take packets of chips and namkeens," Broker said. "It's important that authorities identify items that cannot be recycled and ban them. In case they are not banned, then such companies should be made to pay a penalty for damage to environment," he added.
The 36-storey Marathon Era in Lower Parel has been treating its waste for three years. While citizens segregate the waste into rainy and dry, two housekeeping staffers who acquire it, microsegregate it. Wet waste is distributed for composting, and dry waste is micro-segregated. This is because there are different costs for each more or less dry waste—previous newspaper is going for Rs 10 consistent with kg, shopping paper bags Rs 5 , and packaging cardboard Rs 8 . The cash generated is paid to the two housekeeping staffers employed to segregate and treat their waste over and above their salaries.
The society also lets in them and the domestic helps running in the construction to take away discarded toys, clothes and books which are in just right condition. Besides, tetra packs which are thrown away with dry waste, are cleaned and dried by means of the housekeeping personnel, and handed over to Sahakari Bhandar in Worli. "Upon handing over a certain number of tetra packs, we get a sitting bench or a waste paper basket made of thousands of tetra packs," said Jayant Broker, a resident who has been riding the segregation and treating of rubbish.
The housekeeping personnel is given rubber gloves and facial mask as smartly are protecting measures while they convey on their work on a daily basis.
He said this started three years ago even though citizens first started to transport in to the construction in 2007. "We were not happy with the kind of compost being used in the society garden. We decided to compost our kitchen waste. Initially we bought three tumblers for it, now we have nine. Over time, the amount of waste has increased with people's consumption pattern having changed," he added.
Broker added that while they have been making efforts to micro-segregate their dry waste, there are lots of pieces for which they do not to find any taker. "We especially do not find anyone willing to take packets of chips and namkeens," Broker said. "It's important that authorities identify items that cannot be recycled and ban them. In case they are not banned, then such companies should be made to pay a penalty for damage to environment," he added.
South Mumbai housing society micro-segregates waste, goes green by recycling it
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October 24, 2017
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