Suburb January 2019

The biggest challenge
to practically and
totally implement the
waste management
policy in the city is
lack of waste
“segregation at
source.”
Photo Courtesy: Dinesh Sharma, Business Standard
Monica. “The fresh kitchen waste (Greens)
would be crushed and horticultural waste
(Browns) shredded before being added to
the Continuous Drum Composters together
to maintain the optimum balance. Microbe
powder is added to further speed up this
process. We have installed composting bins
which breakdown and convert organic
kitchen waste to generate close to two tons
of compost every month,” informs Monica.
“Our composting infrastructure now
comprises five 2000-litre composters, one
2.5 HP horticulture shredder, 10 metal bins
and one food crusher. We also have a
reverse vending machine that has
processed close to one Kg of empty plastic
bottles in the last three months,'' she
continues with a lot of pride.
A squad of young children took charge of
the auditing of households to check if they
were segregating waste or not. “We have
to enlighten the next generation to
sensitise them to the environment and not
brutalise it like us,’’ quips Monica.
Across the city, many apartment complexes
are taking waste management segregation
and disposal very seriously.
The IVY, a premium apartment complex in
Sushant Lok 1 with 156 apartments
generates 150-200 Kgs of waste every day.
"It is a mandatory practice that we have
recently introduced in our apartment
complex and each and every household
here gives out segregated waste to the
housekeeping staff who comes to collect
the waste every morning,” says Arpana
Dawane, a member of the very proactive
Waste Management group in the society.
The house owners have taken keen interest
to learn the waste segregation methods
and maids have been trained to do the
same. The bifurcation of waste is in three
categories-Dry, Wet & Hazardous.'' The
segregated waste is then handed over to
Eco Green to recycle.
Recycling – Need of the Hour
Gurgaon One, Sector 22 is a shining
example of adopting changes and habits
that lead to a clean and pollution free
environment. Sometimes just the idea and
conviction of one individual can drive
others to follow and start a great cause.
Colonel Sanjay Sehgal, a resident of
Gurgaon One and founder of Smart Pro
“
We have also installed
a machine to compost
sanitary napkins which can
take up to 100 napkins and
reduce them to just about a
small handful of ash. Initially
while we were met with a little
hesitation, even the low wage
women earners are now
appreciating this hygienic
system to dispose napkins.’’
Sanjay Sehgal, Gurgaon One.
January 2019 | suburb life 11