What to reuse, how to recycle?
Submitted by mynk on Dec 16, 2009 | Tags:
Read the complete story at:
http://bangalore.citizenmatters.in/articles/view/1582-reduce-reuse-recyle-waste Fabulous article by Vinita on Citizen Matters on waste management - the title says it all.
An excerpt that might interest most -
Digest this: According to a study by TERI carried out in April 2009, Bangalore generates 2,500- 3,500 tonnes of solid waste every day, of which residential waste is 363 gm per capita per day. tBBMP spends at least Rs 10 crore a month on garbage disposal, outsourcing nearly two-thirds of its services of collecting and transporting the garbage using at least 400 trucks.
This is a wonderful article. To carry this discussion forward, I think we need to value and support the informal sector workers who do the bulk of the recycling: both the waste pickers and the kabadi wallas. I just finished a book by Kaveri Gill (Of Povery and Plastic) on this topic and it really opened my eyes. Too often we "blame the bag" in our words but end up enacting policies that are actually anti-plastic recyclers, not anti-plastic makers. Obviously using less is best. But the fact that India recycles 60-80% of our post consumer plastic is remarkable and should be celebrated. And it has very little to do with our formal waste management system, which is a mess! (And Gill argues convincingly that the poor conditions of scavengers cannot be blamed primarily on their employers--they are also victims; but that's another discussion!)
Want to give a talk on environmental issues at Accenture, Bombay?
From:
Feb 16, 2010
We plan to increase the awareness among our Employees about the Growing
Environmental Concerns.
The topics can range from Basic Greenary to Trees, Water Conservation and
Recycling.
We would like to have a presenter from your organisation for the same.
Could you please provide me with a list of Topics that can be covered.
Also send across the list of available presentations, along with the charges
for the same.
Kindly let me know if anything else is required from my end.
Thanks and Regards,
Sheily Jain
Accenture - Mumbai - India
IDC - RPS & BSS ITP
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