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Did you know that over 4000 Metric Tons of Waste is generated, collected, transported and disposed every day in a city like Hyderabad?
Unless we reduce waste and recycle more, our environment will deteriorate putting public health at greater risk.
You can do your bit for protection of the environment by segregating waste at source as an individual, a household, an institution, a shop or establishment and hand it over for collection, transport and environmentally safe disposal.
Protect the Environment, Save the Planet
This is not the way to get rid of waste!!! Support Waste Reduction and Recycling,
Segregate Waste at Source!!!
Put off and discourage people from setting waste on fire!
Don't let the litter spoil the glitter!
Segregating Wet & Dry Waste helps to better Waste Management
WET AND DRY WASTE:
Bio-degradable waste such
as vegetable and fruit peels, dried
flowers and leaves, food and
kitchen wastes is Wet Waste
Plastics, paper, glass, metals,
tetrapak, aluminum foils etc. are
called Dry Waste
Why is it necessary to segregate?
Most of the materials in waste are recyclable, When waste is not segregated, it is difficult to pick out these materials for recycling. This leads to a lot of wastage of valuable resources
Waste that is not segregated and lying in mixed up form at dumps , contaminates ground water and releases highly flammable methane an extremely potent greenhouse gas, over 20 times more effective at trapping heat in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide. Increased methane emissions enhances the greenhouse effect, trapping of heat within the Earth's atmosphere, contributing to global warming
When waste pickers and collectors handle mixed waste during collection and sorting, they get injured with cuts and abrasions. Segregation of wet and dry waste will reduce risk of injury while collecting and sorting waste.
Why is it necessary to segregate?
Segregate and Store Waste properly in Separate Containers before handing it over to the Door to Door Waste Collector for Transport and Disposal
Enables Easier, Cleaner, Safer and Optimal Resource Recovery
Reduces Waste that’s taken for Landfill
Reduces Time, Energy, Labor and Expense on Resource Recovery
Larger Quantity and Better Quality Resources can be Extracted from Waste
Leads to Growth and Modernization of Recycling Industry
Facilitates Conversion of Waste into Resource
Reduces Dependence on Extraction of Depleting Natural Resources
Promotes 3Rs and Environmentally Safe Disposal
Reduces Costs, Improves Earnings and Promotes Sustainability
Helps in Keeping Our Locality Clean & Green
Benefits to Society and Environment from
Segregation of Waste
A Few Facts on Recycling
Recycling of 1 ton of paper saves 17 trees and 7,000 gallons of water
Recycling of 1 glass bottle or jar saves enough electricity to light 100 watt bulb for 4 hours
Recycling 1 ton of plastic saves equivalent of 1000-2000 gallons of gasoline
Making new aluminum cans from used cans takes 95 percent less energy and 20 recycled cans can be made with the energy needed to produce one can using virgin ore
for Integrated Municipal
Solid Waste Management,
The Municipal
Corporation will...
promote segregation at source, reuseand recycling
Organize primary and secondarycollection and transportation of MSW
set up and operate processing anddisposal facilities
Equip and train primary waste collectors to provide reliable,efficient, courteous and professional solid waste collectionservice. We will saturate coverage of services in existingareas and extend service to uncovered areas
Carry out timely primary and secondary collection of waste toprevent accumulation and risk to public health
Organize separate collection, storage and transport of Wetand Dry Waste to facilitate optimal resource recovery
To improve and build upon the existing Door to Door Waste Collection Service
the Municipal Corporation will:
Wet Waste will be taken up for composting and rejectsfrom composting converted into Refuse Derived Fuel(RDF)
Dry Waste will be taken to Materials Recovery Facility(MRF) and recyclable paper, plastic and metal recoveredfor use as raw material by recycling industries and rejectsconverted into Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF)
The residual waste after processing of Dry and Wet Wasteand recovery of useful products such as compost,recyclables and RDF will be stored in a scientific landfillwith safeguards for environmental protection
For Waste Reduction
Do your bit for protection of the environment by segregating waste that you cannot reuse or recycle by yourself and intend to dispose
Store Wet & Dry Waste in separate containers
Handover Wet and Dry Waste separately to Primary Waste Collector. Subscribe to Collection Service at a nominal fee, if you aren’t already availing of one
We assure you that the segregated waste will be collected from you on time and transported to either Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) or Composting Facility for optimizing recovery of resources and minimizing waste for landfill
Together, we can greatly reduce adverse impact on environment through better management and handling of waste and brighten our future
Together we can make our city a better place to live in
For further information, please contact:
Integrated MSW Project
Phone:E-mail: