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Title: How Can We Make a Difference


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How Can We Make a Difference?
  • Strategies for Effective Waste Management
  • - Team of Waste Management Experts

2
Our Goal
  • Work in collaboration with State Waste
    Management Centre
  • To study the ways people dispose solid waste in
    the community and
  • To form strategies for managing waste effectively
    for the community area

3
1. Location
  • We chose Shivaji Nagar Community Area for our
    study
  • We planned for site visits and survey to study
    the community area

4
2. Site Visit
  • We went for a site visit and to Shivaji Nagar on
  • Date16th February, 2006
  • Time9 am - 10 am
  • Day Thursday

5
We recorded our observations on the basis of
  • The kind of solid waste generated in the area
  • Number and location of waste bins in the area
  • Use of different bins for bio-degradable and non
    bio-degradable waste
  • Availability and provision of trucks / dumpers

6
We observed
  • 50 of the solid waste consists of Organic waste
    i.e leaves, kitchen residue, paper, wood, etc.

7
Other Observations
  • 10 waste bins placed centrally
  • No separate bins for bio-degradable and non
    bio-degradable waste
  • Truck comes to collect garbage everyday at 10 am

8
3. Survey
  • Our questions
  • How do you dispose solid waste?
  • Do you separate bio degradable and non bio
    degradable waste?
  • Do you know what a compost pit is?
  • Do you have a compost pit in the area?

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4. Our Findings
  • 80 residents dispose solid waste like kitchen
    residue, paper, glass, wood, etc. in a common
    bin.

Base 30 residents
10
4. Our Findings
95 residents do not separate bio-degradable and
non bio degradable waste.
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4. Our Findings
70 residents dont know what is compost pit!!
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4. Our Findings
There is no compost pit in Shivaji Nagar
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4.Summary of Findings
  • 80 residents dispose solid waste like kitchen
    residue, paper, glass, wood, etc. in a common
    bin.
  • 95 residents do not separate bio-degradable and
    non bio degradable waste.
  • 70 residents dont know what is compost pit!!
  • Shivaji Nagar doesnt have composed pit though
    50 of its solid waste comprises of bio
    degradable waste!!

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5. Our Action
  • Share our findings with the municipal officers of
    Shivaji Nagar.
  • Discuss our strategy to dispose solid waste
    effectively in Shivaji Nagar
  • Conduct an awareness rally in the school
    neighbourhood
  • Build a compost pit in City Park

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United we stand, divided we fall. If we want
to make our earth a cleaner and healthier place
to live on, let us all join hands together And
start working towards it NOW!!!!!
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Reference
  • Microsoft Clip Art
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