Community Waste Management

Decentralised Waste Management

Decentralised waste management is about each community managing and processing their waste in their locality and not sending it all to a centralised large processing facility or often a landfill.

There are two principles behind decentralised waste management:a. When waste is managed at source it becomes a resourceb. My waste in My backyard and not in someone else

The earlier we can segregate and process the waste, the resource recovery is much better and transportation and processing costs come down. We all need to take ownership of our waste, we can not dump our waste in other people’s backyard and force them to bear the burden of our reckless consumption lifestyle.

Community Waste Management

Form a team to support the initiative

Conduct a Waste Audit to assess the quantum of waste generated.

Select a suitable processing mechanism based on the quantum of waste generated

• To conduct the Waste Audit, you can avail the services of a professional agency like Saahas.

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on Insist on Segregation at Source.Select the appropriate Bin system.

Communicate it to residents via posters/leaflets/electronic and social

media.

Training sessions for residents/ household help security and housekeeping staff

Details of the various bin systems have been listed later in the series.• Bins should not be lined with Plastic• Green bin for the biodegradable items can only be lined with newspaper/banana

leaf

Segregation at Source

Wet/Organic Waste

Composting

Bio Gas

Dry WasteRecycling after

secondary sorting.

• There are several technologies available for managing wet waste. You can select the one appropriate for your community.

• Ensure that the vendor selected for collecting dry waste, also sorts and recycles low value dry waste.

Monitoring waste Segregation and

Collection

Housekeeping staff

Be empowered to reject waste if not segregated

Report about repeated defaulters to resident

volunteer

Resident Volunteers at floor/block level.

Create awareness among fellow

residents, clear any doubts or issues.

Handle the complaints put forth by residents as well as collection

staff.

• Suitable penalisation system must be planned for defaulters and it must be strictly adhered to. • Common e-Waste and tube lights/ CFLs bins in common areas such as club house/lobbies.

• Bulk/Odd Items, waste after a big event, parties etc. to be kept separately.

Different BIN Systems2 Bins and a Bag

Green bin for Biodegradable, Bag for Dry,Red for Rejects (Includes both sanitary and HHW)

3 Bins and a Bag Green bin for Biodegradable, Bag for Dry,Red bin for Sanitary,Black bin for HHW

4 BinsGreen bin for Biodegradable, Blue bin for Dry,Red bin for Sanitary,Black bin for HHW

Note: e-Waste and CFL, Tube lights could be collected through common bins at community places.