1.Waste Segregation for ChildrenWelcome to the world of Segregated Waste

2. Contents- why segregate- waste categories- how to segregate- what happens then- project activity 3. Pic courtesy: epaper.timesofindia.com What do you change?From thisWaste dump in your neighborhood Garbage dumped off Hosur Road , Bangalore300 cows die every year in Bangalore alone eating plastic laden waste A typical unscientific landfill around here 4. Waste Categories 5. ActivityThe child is given a sheet and a pencil to trace his/her hand on paper.The fingernail portion is colored with the appropriate colors and the waste categories labeled.Help your child with this activity 5 6. Where to start? establish collection at homeWet WasteSanitary Waste Dry waste Hazardous/ e-wasteDebris/InertCollect in a pedal bin Collect in newspaper Collect in a bag in the Collect small items Collect in a binlined with newspapers. bag kept in bathroom kitchen/utilityin a coverin the utilityDO NOT USE PLASTICBAGS.DAILY DAILYWEEKLY QUARTERLY PERIODIC 6 7. What is Wet Waste? Vegetable/Fruit waste Food waste except very oily waste Tea leaves/Coffee powder Garden trimmings/leaves Flowers Pencil shavings Match Sticks Shredded Newspaper Soiled Tissue Paper 7 8. What is NOT Wet Wastex Soiled food coversx Sanitary Waste such as napkins and diapersx Cigarette buttsx Watery stuff (drain away the liquid from sambhar/curry before disposing it for composting)x Bits of plastic (cut pieces from your milk covers can harm biogas/composting process)x Dead animals (rats, cockroaches etc.)x Weeds and diseased plants from the gardenWatery SambharCoconut Shells /Rasam/Curries. Drain (collect separately . Can be liquid before disposal Take-way container used as fuel) with yoghurt8 9. Wet Waste CollectionCollection: Covered bin in Kitchen lined with newspaper. Tear newspaper lengthwise to get 2 longpieces. Place them into the bin to cover the bin inner surface. NO PLASTIC BAGS! 9 10. What to do with Wet Waste?CompostingBiogas 10 11. Home CompostingAerobic Composting Anaerobic CompostingProductLeave-it-PotsSuchiraSupplied byDaily DumpGreen Farm InnovationsHelp your child explore the videos and readingmaterial available on these links11 12. Community Composting Manual Techniques Mechanized TechniquesProduct Pit Composting ManthanOWCFoodieSupplied by Saahas Daily Dump Ecologie Ecoman Help your child explore the videos and reading material available on these links12 13. Wet Waste ProjectActivity 1 : Visit Daily Dump, Indiranagar and see composting happening (helpsresolve the many myths about the process smell, flies, too much work etc.)Activity 2: Play the composting game to learn moreActivity 3: Visit Navadarshanam with your family to see Eco-conservation inaction Biogas, Solar Power, Wind Power, Organic Farming and more (its only 50 kms from Bangalore and a real Paradise on Earth)Activity 4: Seek support of your parents to dig a pit in a corner ofyour garden and try composting wet waste at homeActivity 5: Get the children in your class or locality together tostart a community composting projectHelp your child explore the videos and readingmaterial available on these links13 14. What to do with CompostUse Compost as a As a Fertilizer As a Soil Conditioner For Soil erosion controlMore : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uses_of_compostHelp your child explore the videos and readingmaterial available on these links14 15. What is Sanitary Waste? Diapers Syringes Shaving Blades Ear Buds Old Tablets Bandages/Plasters Fingernails Hair/Animal Hair Scrap cloth Animal bones 15 16. Sanitary Waste DosDid you know: Disposable diapers take 500 long years to decompose Collect in a newspaper cone or bag Wash out poop from diapers into the toiletbefore disposing baby diapers Reusable cloth diapers for your baby at least at homeReusable diapers guide: http://www.realdiaperassociation.org/guide/ http://www.realdiaperassociation.org/wash/index.php Help your child explore the videos and reading material available on these links16 17. What is Dry Waste? PlasticsPaper Metal, Glass & Others Plastic bags Tickets Aerosol cans Plastic bottles Bills & statements* Aluminum cans/foil Plastic packaging Envelopes & Covers Metal bottle caps Broken toys Notices Glass bottles & Jars Bubble wrap Pamphlets Incandescent Bulbs, Take-away containers* Paper wrappers Tetrapack Food packets* Computer Printouts Thermocole/Styrofoam Pickle packs* Paper plates Milk Sachets* Papers that are oily and soiled tissue WARNING: Do not crush aerosol canspapers should be discarded with debris* Food packets, pickle packs and take- Rinse and dry glass bottles before disposalwasteaway food containers have to bethoroughly rinsed and dried before Dispose broken glass/ceramic with debris* Tear any confidential papers such asdisposal waste after placing in a thick plastic/paper bagbank statements/notices before disposal.* Food covers that are too oily should bediscarded with debris waste Newspapers can be collected on amonthly basis and donated to NGOs who 17make bags for sanitary waste. 18. What is NOT Dry WastexWet waste (yuck! ruins the waste carefully segregated by others)xSweeping dust, wood waste etc. (dispose with debris waste or with wet waste)xHuman/Animal hair (its of course dry but sadly not recyclable, dispose with sanitary waste)xSoiled food covers/containers (rinse and dry them before disposing with dry waste)xSanitary Waste such as napkins and diapers (dispose used/unused diapers etc. with sanitary waste)xCigarette buttsDo not dispose take awaycontainers with food.Do not dispose Human orDo not dispose earDispose food in Wet Waste bin, rinse andpet- hair with dry waste.buds, waxing strips etc with dry the container/cover and beforedisposing with dry waste Dispose these in Sanitary Dry Waste. These should goWastewith Sanitary Waste.18 19. Dry Waste Dos 1Food in a cover? Rinse cover if food contents were wet. Dry at kitchen sink before disposing in your Dry Dispose food contents Waste bag into Wet Waste bin 19 20. Dry Waste Dos23Squeeze your toothpastefacewash etc to the last beforedisposal. Use an oldtoothbrush for this saves atleast a weeks worth of stuffEmpty and rinse out remnants in shampoo or moisturizer bottles.4 5Open up and crush/fold papercartons before disposal. Dilute soap and handSaves a load of spacewash concentrates with up to 2/3rds water. Itll still be effective 20 21. Dry Waste CollectionCollection: Collect Dry WasteCollection: Fix a bin on theCollection: Rinse and dry milkin bag* hung in your kitchen orcupboard door of your sink. Use covers. Collect in a box toutility area.this to collect your Dry Wastedispose monthly to your local scrap dealer* Do not use thin polythene bags to store Dry Waste at your homePlastic woven bags or cloth bags are sturdy and reusable21 22. Dry Waste Sorting@ HomeOnce a week sort dry waste collected in your bag intoPlastic, Paper, Metal & Others. Dispose to common drywaste collectionBest Practice: RWA to provide residentswith woven plastic bags labeled with houseno and sorting categories as perrequirement .Please check with your Dry Waste collectoron categories of sorting required.Apartments having adequate space andlabor can have a post collection sortingestablished. 22 23. Dry Waste ProjectActivity 1 : Take the Dry Waste segregation kit home (woven bag, instruction leaflet and smileys) home and start your dry waste collection. At the end of the week give the segregated dry waste to the BBMP Pourakarmika or Contractor in your area with the Segregation Smiley (in the kit) and explain how you did dry waste segregation (youll be thrilled to see the smile on their faces).Activity 2: Collect Dry waste for another 2 weeks and visit theDomlur Dry Waste Collection Center (under Domlur Flyover,map on next page) along with your family and your collection.Youll see what happens to your segregated dry waste.Activity 3: Demonstrate your project at your RWA/Housing Society/Friends Groups and inspire them to participateHelp your child explore the videos and readingmaterial available on these links23 24. Domlur DWCC Map Kartavya DWCC, Domlur Domlur Flyover, Domlur, Bangalore Contact: Santhosh 8050457086 Krupa 9141037724 Next to the Domlur SAARC Park. Entry from Airport road while coming from Dolmlur. Timings: 9.30 am to 5.00pm PLEASE CALL BEFORE YOU VISIT 24 25. What is Haz/E-Waste? Paints Automobile Lubricants Dry Cells (Batteries) Car /2-wheeler batteries Fluorescent Lamps Mobile Chargers Computer peripherals CDs anything with a plug Hazardous Waste E-Waste 25 26. Haz/E-Waste Dos Collect small items such as batteries in a cover Do no break CFLs and Tube lights (Fluorescent lamps) Maintenance personnel should use industrial grade gloves whilehandling haz/e-waste 26 27. What is Debris Waste? Sweeping Dust Oily Plastic/paper Soiled Scrap Cloth Rubber waste (slippers) Gilt Paper/Gift Wrapping Foil covers (lays/kurkure packs) Construction debris 27 28. RecyclanthemCans and bottles, dont throw it away,Paper, plastic dont throw it away,Recycle and Recycle,Lets all try and recycle.Were on a mission to save the world,Doesnt matter if youre a boy or a girl,Dont put it off and dont hesitate,Because tomorrow . may be too late.28 29. Happy Segregation,Composting and Recycling! vijay.krishnan@ragpicker.in http://www.slideshare.net/ragpickerify http://www.youtube.com/user/ragpickerify29