By Tricitynews
SAS Nagar 25th
July:- The first step was to encourage and train community members to
segregate their waste into different categories such as dry and wet, the
District Administration today launched pilot project with distribution and
putting in place Green and Blue dust bins in entire District Administrative
Complex (DAC) Sector 76.
On this occasion the
Deputy Commissioner Girish Dayalan said that green dustbins hold refused
eatables, biodegradable matter and the blue one hold non-biodegradable matter.
The biodegradable content from the green dustbin has been collected into a pit
especially constructed for it. The contents of blue dustbins (which have
non-biodegradable garbage) are taken segregated into recyclable and
non-recyclable categories. The recyclable content is sold off to junk dealers,
while non-recyclable waste is discarded away.
Aim at streamlining the
solid waste management system in city, the Deputy Commissioner said that the
project has initially been started in DAC but will further elaborate in other
parts of the city. He added that we will also carrying out appreciation
activities for residents who are carrying out not just segregation of waste but
also re-cycling it.
Girish Dayalan further
said that we have been going door-to-door, asking people to segregate the dry
and wet waste. Also, a positive approach is taken while educating people about
the concept of solid waste management as it needs a holistic support to become
a success. Sometimes, we even teach people to use kitchen waste for composting.
He said that it is a great initiative that only requires a minor change of
lifestyle for us. We use our kitchen waste for composting in our garden and it
also ensures that the piles of garbage we see in every nook and corner of road
disappear.
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