where does our waste go?

Project Green Diamond

Are you ready?

GARBAGE, WASTE, TRASH

= YUCK

RIGHT?

2000 Kgs FROM DD, EVERYDAY …

… IS DUMPED!

HOW MUCH GARBAGE DOES

YOUR HOUSE GENERATE?

HAVE YOU WONDERED

WHERE IT GOES?

LOOK AROUND YOU.

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FAMILIAR?

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EVEN MORE FAMILIAR?

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DO YOU KNOW WHERE DD GETS ITS WATER FROM?

WATER THAT YOU DRINK, BRUSH YOUR TEETH WITH, SHOWER WITH…

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DD GETS ITS WATER FROM GROUNDWATER, ALL 100% OF IT!

DUMPED WASTE SEEPS INTO OUR GROUNDWATER

DID YOU KNOW…GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION IS RAMPANT IN BANGALORE?

SO AFTER DUMPING, WHAT?

HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THAT GARBAGE BURNING?

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BURNING HOUSEHOLD GARBAGE RELEASES TOXIC FUMES

dioxins & furans (cancer causing through inhalation)

arsenic (cancer causing through inhalation,

carbon monoxide (a poisonous gas),

benzene, styrene, formaldehyde, lead (anemia, suppressed immune system, cancer)

hydrogen cyanide (a known poison)

BANGALORE BURNS SO MUCH WASTE…WHAT ARE YOU BREATHING?

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QUIZ:HOW LONG DOES METAL TAKE TO DECOMPOSE?

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500 YEARS!REMEMBER THAT TOY YOU THREW AWAY?

AND THAT PIECE OF ALUMINUM FOIL YOU CHUCKED?

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QUIZ:DOES PLASTIC EVER DECOMPOSE?

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NO...HEY… THAT PEN, THAT CUP, THAT PACKET, THAT BOTTLE – THEY WILL BE IN THE GROUND, LEACHING INTO YOUR WATER, POLLUTING THE AIR.

FOREVER.

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HEY DD: CAN WE HELP CLEAN UP OUR OWN MESS?

YES, WE CAN!

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MIXED GARBAGE POLLUTES

SEGREGATED GARBAGE CAN BE

RECYCLEDREUSEDCLEAN

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3 BAGS, SEPARATE WASTE

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K I TCH ENWA STE

R ECY CLEWA STE

TOX I CWA STE

THE BLUE BAG

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DID YOU KNOW…THE STRETCH OF AIRPORT ROAD OUTSIDE DD IS MADE OF…

RECYCLABLE PLASTIC!KK PLASTICS USE TONS OF PLASTIC WASTE FOR ROAD CONSTRUCTION-THEY WILL TAKE OUR WASTE TOO AND PUT IT TO GOOD USE!!!

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THE GREEN BAG

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DID YOU KNOW…KITCHEN WASTE CAN BE USED TO CREATE GAS? AND GAS INTO ELECTRICITY??

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THE BLACK BLACK BAG

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IF WE DO THIS RIGHT THE BLACK WASTE WILL BE A FRACTION OF THE SUM TOTAL!!!!

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SO, DD:

ARE YOU READY?!

YOU SEGREGATE AND HELP US

RECYCLELET’S MAKE OUR PART OF AIRPORT ROAD A ZERO WASTE ZONE!

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QUESTIONS?

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