Managing waste in apartments
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managing Waste in apartments
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We live in an apartment complex. How can we handle
our waste?
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step I
Form a group
of like minded
people.
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step II
Explain waste segregation to
your family and neighbours in
your apartment building.
refer to: segregation, the First
step
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step III
Get the staff in
your
apartment
building also to
understand
waste
segregation.
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step IV
Get separate storage drums for storing the
dry and
wet waste.
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step V
Either
compost the wet waste in the premises of the apartment complex or hand it over to the waste collector daily.
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step VI
Have the dry waste picked up by the dry waste collection centre or your local scrap dealer.
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wet WASTE
Food waste: cooked food raw vegetables &
fruits egg shells meat
Garden waste: leaf litter pulled out
plants garden
clippings human hair
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dry WASTE
Paper including packaging - tetrapak cartons, toothpaste boxes, various cartons, etc.
Plastics (cleaned & dried) - carry bags, milk packets, plastic containers, PET bottles, etc.
Metals & glass – cans, glass bottles, (broken glass kept separately), etc.
Miscellaneous – clothes, shoes, etc.
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For more information see:
waste management in cities
segregation, the FIRST step
responsible waste management for cities
waste management law and policy in India
innovation in waste management
economics of waste management