This was presented at Daily Dump on 19th Feb 2011 during a waste awareness and management programme. It highlights the challenges faced in managing waste in large apartments and how it is important for the builder to incorporate a total waste management facility at the design stage. Many apartments are fitted with garbage chutes which have proved to be a barrier to segregation of garbage at source (experience at Brigade Millennium Mayflower, JP Nagar, Bangalore).
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1. Arathi Manay Daily Dump19th February 2011
2. Waste management challengesHandling roadblocks, finding
potentialsolutions Using a real-life example Brigade Millennium
Mayflower in JP Nagar 7th Phase Arathi Manay, Daily Dump, 19th
February 2011
3. The System Waste collection and disposalsystem established
by the builderResponsibility of managing the garbageVolume
generatedTypes of garbage, SegregationBBMP involvementAttitude of
residents Arathi Manay, Daily Dump, 19th February 2011
4. Garbage bagsChute, through 15 floors chute room An
investment made by the developer to give apartments the luxury of
convenient disposal involves considerable set up costs (pump,
hydraulic doors, etc.) Regular maintenance costsHousekeeping staff
not a part of household thewaste-disposal system Except for
cleaning the chute room Arathi Manay, Daily Dump, 19th February
2011
5. Garbage handling the responsibility of theManagement
Committee Tenants more than half the occupantsVolume generated is
huge At Mayflower with 220 flats, about 300 kg a dayMixed-up waste
Garbage bags burst open with the fall Reusable, recyclable,
hazardous waste goes to landfills Arathi Manay, Daily Dump, 19th
February 2011
6. BBMP does not collect garbage from apartments We need to
make our own arrangements Hire a BBMP-licensed contractor to carry
the waste to landfills Manage the waste within our own
premisesResidents want the comforts that they paid forwhen they
bought the flat They pay a maintenance fee so that their waste is
managed by others High turnover rate of maids and tenants Arathi
Manay, Daily Dump, 19th February 2011
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10. Where?Where ever the contractor is allowed forthe dayNo
fixed placeDumping site changes frequentlydepending on social
pressures Arathi Manay, Daily Dump, 19th February 2011
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12. Dry waste segregation was introduced in BMMayflower in Nov
2008 through theBlue Drum campaignDoor-to-door visits segregation
guide,training of maids, house-keeping staff, securityVoluntary no
penalty for non-compliance Arathi Manay, Daily Dump, 19th February
2011
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14. Blue drumsCollected dailyby house-keepingTransportedto
basementSecondarysegregationSold to recyclersProceeds kept for the
staff Arathi Manay, Daily Dump, 19th February 2011
15. ReinforcementRetraining new maids, residents Arathi Manay,
Daily Dump, 19th February 2011
16. E-waste kept separately Collected by Ash recyclersArathi
Manay, Daily Dump, 19th February 2011
17. 80007000 Average per month6000 Over 26
months50004000300020001000 0 Arathi Manay, Daily Dump, 19th
February 2011
18. 300 Average per month250200150100 50 0 Average monthly
income Rs 1,000/- Arathi Manay, Daily Dump, 19th February 2011
19. Segregation done by some residents, but notadequateLots of
dry waste still going down the chuteWet waste still going to
landfills Arathi Manay, Daily Dump, 19th February 2011
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21. The main roadblock the chute The chute = roadside dustbin
Anything-anytime-anyhow disposalControl usage of the chute to
housekeeping(maybe use it to move some of the dry waste tothe
basement)Close the chute to residentsDoor-to-door collection (as is
done in mostresidential apartments) Arathi Manay, Daily Dump, 19th
February 2011
22. Send purely wet waste (kitchen waste) tolandfillsHandle it
in the vicinity after all it is 70%waterDifferent options evaluated
Scale-able to 220-250 homes No need for large expenditure Low
running expenses Arathi Manay, Daily Dump, 19th February 2011
23. An experimental modelComposting In a specially-designed
trolley On the terrace good wind flow, sheltered from rain and
direct sunCattle-shed Cattle edible food Arathi Manay, Daily Dump,
19th February 2011
24. Composting Trolley Metal 4 l x 3 w x 3 h Capacity 500 kg
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25. Compost in 50-odd daysOne trolley can serve 220 homes for
about 10days, after which it can be reused after about 50days 5
such trolleys would be requiredIf cattle-edible items are sent to
the cattle shed 2 trolleys would suffice Arathi Manay, Daily Dump,
19th February 2011
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27. I can throw anything, anyhow, anytimeSomeone else will
clean it upAnd I will pay them for doing it Arathi Manay, Daily
Dump, 19th February 2011
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29. Needs bagging of the waste thus increasingplastic
usageUntied bags and non-bagged wet wastesplutters the chute and
the roomRegular maintenance, cleaning required Arathi Manay, Daily
Dump, 19th February 2011
30. Grease and garbage sludge accumulates alongthe chute fire
hazardAttracts roaches, flies, snakesUntreated waste lying for more
than 24hrs Is a health hazard Causes foul odour everywhere near the
chute roomUnhygienic for garbage collecting workers andresidents
who visit basement Arathi Manay, Daily Dump, 19th February
2011
31. Dry waste Blue drumsE-waste RecyclersEPS/Thermacol
collected and disposedseparatelyCattle-edible waste segregated by
about 40volunteer homes Collected door-to-door everyday around noon
Sent to cattle shedGarden waste composting trolleysThe rest down
the chute and garbage truck Arathi Manay, Daily Dump, 19th February
2011
32. The System put in place by the builder is theone that gets
accepted, by defaultChanging the system to be
environmentallyfriendly is a big challengeGET IT RIGHT THE FIRST
TIMEEnforcement of rules (like segregation) by anauthority (BBMP)
is essentialVoluntary effort by residents is not realistic toexpect
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33. Refrain from inclusion of chutes in buildings in
IndiaDesignate an area for waste management at thedesign stage On
the ground, basement, rooftop or combination of these Depending on
the nature of the project the total ground area, area around the
building, number of flats, height of building, etc.Highlight the
waste management area Facility just as STP, generator back-up, etc.
Green initiative at par with solar power, rain water harvesting,
etc. Arathi Manay, Daily Dump, 19th February 2011
34. Brigade (builders) have earmarked a site thatcan be used
for waste management by all theblocks of Brigade MillenniumWE WILL
BE ABLE TO HANDLE THEWASTE WHERE IT IS GENERATED.BBMP is set to
enforce segregation-at-source inPuttenahalli by insisting that
apartment wastebe segregated before it leaves the premisesMAYBE THE
CHUTE WILL BE FORCED TO CLOSE. Arathi Manay, Daily Dump, 19th
February 2011
35. Thank You Arathi Manay, Daily Dump, 19th February 2011