Garbage segregation :-

Waste sorting is the process by which waste is separated into different elements. Waste sorting can occur manually at the
household and collected through curbside collection schemes, or automatically separated in materials recovery
facilities or mechanical biological treatment systems.
Waste can also be sorted in a civic amenity site.
Waste segregation means dividing waste into dry and wet. Dry waste includes wood and related products, metals and glass. Wet
waste, typically refers to organic waste usually generated by eating establishments and are heavy in weight due to dampness.
Waste can also be segregated on basis of biodegradable or non-biodegradable waste.
Landfills are an increasingly pressing problem. Less and less land is available to deposit refuse, but the volume of waste is growing
all time. As a result, segregating waste is not just of environmental importance, but of economic concern, too.
The most rational way to cope with all this is to collect it at its source in each area and to separate it immediately where possible.
The way that waste is sorted must reflect local disposal systems. The following categories are common:
Paper Cardboard (including packaging for return to suppliers) Glass (clear, tinted no light bulbs or window panes, which belong
with residual waste) Plastics Scrap metal Compost Special/hazardous waste Residual waste
Many organisations have begun to return packaging to suppliers. If cardboard is always sent back, hostel waste could be reduced
by about 20%.
Organic waste should also be segregated for disposal. The following categories are recommended:
Leftover food which has had any contact with meat should be collected separately to prevent the spread of bacteria. - Meat and
bone should be retrieved by bodies responsible for animal waste - If other leftovers are sent, for example, to local farmers, they
should be sterilised before being fed to the animals Peel and scrapings from fruit and vegetables can be composted along with other
degradable matter. Other waste can be included for composting, too, such as cut flowers, corks, coffee grindings, rotting fruit, tea
bags, egg- and nutshells, paper towels etc.
Chip pan oil, used fat, vegetable oil and the content of fat filters should be collected by companies able to re-use them. Local
authority waste departments can provide relevant addresses. This can be achieved by providing bins in communal areas for
segregated waste. It is important to involve your guests in your recycling policy. It is important to make sure that recycling
information for your customers is prominently displayed or included in a welcome pack, with clear instructions about what you would
like them to do.
Need of waste segregation :-

India generates around 0.2 to 0.3 million tons of waste on an average
everyday. A city like Bangalore generates around 3500-4000 tons of waste
while Mumbai and Delhi average almost double of this. The onus of
disposing this waste in a safe way falls on the municipal corporation. While
the developed nations also face the complicated issue of waste disposal,
there is a fundamental difference other nations have been able to achieve
high levels of source segregation and have done much more scientific
studies on the various disposal techniques and more importantly,
implemented them through active public-private participation.
India, primarily lacks the space in the cities to dispose off the waste.
Secondly, though we have a waste management policy, the existing players
dont have the required technological capabilities and hence there hasnt
been an effective implementation of the same. Bangalores waste lands up
in the outskirts of the city in villages. In the last decade, atleast 6-8 villages
have become uninhabitable. Mavelipura, outside Bangalore, is a grim
reminder of the same and there are lots of similar cases all around the
nation. Apart from the obvious environmental hazards, there are direct and
indirect economic costs to this while the healthcare costs go up due to the
air and water pollution happening in the vicinity of the populace, so do the
remedial costs for mitigating the contamination of water table due to the
seepage of the waste into it. On top of this, all this results in a fall in the
local economy due to uninhabitable conditions, finally resulting in
migration, thus creating a social disaster as well. So, it is not just a case of
moral obligation but an economic crisis too, which the Govt doesnt seem to
realize or if so, address at the moment.

Opinion 1 :-
The segregation of garbage campaign that has kicked from Monday, was 20 percent successful according to
BBMP Chief Rajneesh Goel. Speaking to TOI, about the response for his dream project, commissioner said that
there was need for public opinion on waste segregation to be formed by prominent community leaders like
religious leaders, politicians.
"Waste collected on Monday has been sent to Mandur and Terrafarma near Doddaballapura. We are yet to
make report on the break up of wet waste, dry collected. This is a massive task and it will take time to stabilize
and plug all the deficiencies in the system. Our emphasis will be on showing daily improvements in our
performance and micro management of all problem spots," he said. According to him, it's a social
transformationa dn nothing less than that. ""I am not disappointed. The response will be better in some days,""
he said.

Opinion 2 :-
When 'segregation of waste at source' was the talk of the town, areas like
Muneshwara block, Sri Nagar in Bangalore South, Sanjay Nagar, Dollars
colony, Geddalahalli, Bhoopasandra in Bangalore North were looking dirty
as the pourakarmikas (PKs) in those areas, remained absent from work.
Reason: Some contractors, who had opposed BBMP's segregation of waste
at source, remained away from work and thus Pourakarmikas hired by
them did not turn up to work.
"Some contractors are not happy with the new tenders floated by BBMP. So
they have remained absent from work. the deadline for starting waste
segregation at source and the day of opening technical bids for the new
contracts were coincided. Some contractors have shown reluctance to
BBMP's new solid waste management plan," sources told TOI.

Opinion 3 :-
KOLKATA, JULY 25:
The Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority is likely to commission 50 per cent of the solid waste segregation
project for the city soon.
Supported by the Japan International Cooperation Agency, the Rs 170-crore Kolkata Solid Waste Management
Improvement Project was launched in 2008 and was slated to be completed by early 2012.
According to the detailed project report, the citys waste would be collected and sent to the common bio-degradable
waste segregation stations under six municipalities in Hooghly district. The waste transfer centres are to be set up in
Chamdani, Baidyabati, Serampore, Rishra, Konnagar and Uttarpara municipalities.
We expect to make the project functional at least in three municipalities by January next year, Mr Vivek Bharadwaj,
Chief Executive Officer of KMDA, said on the sidelines of a seminar on reuse of plastic waste here on Wednesday. By
January, 2013, the project should be operational at Konnagar, Bidyabati and Uttarpara, Mr Bharadwaj added. After
the segregation of bio-degradable waste, the non-biodegradable waste would be transferred to the only regional waste
management centre at Biadyabati, a KMDA official involved in the project, said. This regional centre would be spread
over 51 acres of land.
The project also involves improvement of the roads connecting the six transfer stations, the official added. A
feasibility study has already been conducted in this regard.
Opinions :-
Non-governmental organisations (NGO) and businesses dealing with waste are in great demand after the BBMP
decided to enforce garbage segregation.
Poonam Kasturi, who founded Daily Dump, an organisation that sells waste composting products, said that there has
been a remarkable increase in sales. Although she refused to give figures, she said that Kamba, a kitchen waste
composter, is the most sought after.
Ravikumar S., Director (Operations) of Full Circle, an NGO that is into waste management and sells products posters,
stickers, cloth bags and dry waste collection bags, said his sales have gone up.
Dry waste collection bags have sold an additional 60 per cent, he said. Mr. Ravikumar said that in recent days 10
apartments have enrolled to obtain his waste segregation services. He said, We create awareness among the residents
about waste segregation and also train housekeeping staff.
Wilma Rodrigues of Saahas, an NGO that works on solid waste management, said that apartment associations have
called to use her expertise. She said, Our programmes focus on segregation of waste at source.
However, some are disappointed as their sales have not increased as per expectations. K. Shiva, proprietor of Shiva
Industrial Associates, Sintex, said that he has seen only a marginal increase in sales for dustbins.
Several people are not aware of waste segregation. Once people know about this, our sales may increase, he hoped.
Some customers who have opted for these products said that the products are a convenient option for the residents
and help them comply with the waste segregation norms.
Satish R., secretary of Owners Association of Brindavan, a large apartment complex in the city, said that they have
purchased 59 plastic dustbins in four colours to store dry, wet, sanitary and hazardous waste. Mr. Satish said, The
different colours will help make this process easy for the residents.
Mahalakshmi Balasubramanium, secretary of Hoysala Srikrishna Apartment, said that outsourcing waste segregation
to NGOs will reduce the burden on the welfare associations. She added, Since the NGOs have done this before, we
can rely on them to train our housekeeping staff and provide demonstrations for our residents. They have said that
they will provide the resources for dry waste collection.
Ms. Balasubramanium added, We also hope that the NGO in charge of the process will monitor it and ensure that
residents comply with the rules.
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The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has a few more plans to ensure that garbage segregation is a
success in the city. With a success rate of just 34 per cent, BBMP Commissioner Rajneesh Goel is keen on bringing in
micro management practices.
He told presspersons here that the 34 per cent success rate is no mean feat for the BBMP. This means 34 lakh people
are segregating waste at source. However, there is no denying that this number should be increased further, he said.
He conceded that there were certain deficiencies in service, i.e., in collection and disposal. He said that the officials
had identified 500 black spots across the city where littering was happening on a daily basis. These will not remain
for long, as the new garbage tenders will come into effect soon. As per the new conditions, the BBMP has stipulated
that garbage should not touch the ground. It should be transferred from one vehicle to another, he said.
The BBMP would meet with contractors soon to discuss service deficiencies, he added.. Mr. Goel also said that the
pourakarmikas would be given job cards. These job cards will have various options, such as whether a particular
house is disposing of wet waste only or mixed waste, whether they have been asked not to do so, whether they are
picking quarrels with the pourakarmikas. The pourakarmikas will be asked to tick the relevant option and hand over
the job card to the supervisors. With this, we will be able to discern where segregation at source is happening properly
and where it isnt. However, micro management will take time to be put into place, he said.
The State Institute for Urban Development had come forward to train the pourakarmikas. When the new contracts
come into effect, there may be new contract pourakarmikas. Until then, the BBMP pourakarmikas, who have
undergone one round of training, will be trained, he said.