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Waste Segregation Project - Part 2 |
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by Sudarshan Sreeram | 10-04-2017 20:33
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As I had discussed in my previous report, waste segregation plays a vital and important role in today's world. In this report, I will be sharing my experiences of carrying out waste segregation in my residential building. Taking inspiration from the successes of other residential buildings in becoming Eco-friendly, the resident welfare association in my residential building decided to form an environment committee to discuss solutions to environmental problems and come up with ideas to make the building Eco-friendly. After extensive discussions, committee members agreed that waste segregation was the first project that was going to be carried out. The waste generated in each house is segregated into wet waste, dry waste, and reject waste. Each house is provided with green bins which are used for wet waste, white jute bags for dry waste, and red bins for reject waste (non-recyclable waste). Residents are provided with a waste segregation guideline so that they segregate the waste properly. The waste collected form the green bins are processed in a machine to make compost and the waste collected from the white jute bags (recyclable waste) are further segregated (into paper, metals, plastics, electronics, etc.) and sold to several organizations which undertake the task of recycling these materials to create new products. The compost produced can be utilized by the building as fertilizer for the plants or can be sold to organizations which collect compost. By doing this, the resident welfare association earns revenue which can be used for making the apartment more Eco-friendly. What is compost? What are the different types of compost? What are that factors that affect composting? All organic substances are bio-degradable which mean that they can be broken down by the action of bacteria and is hence not harmful towards the environment. When these substances decay/break down, they form compost which can be used to enrich the soil with nutrients and regulate the soil temperature. There are five important factors to consider in the creation of compost:
There are many different composting methods that can be implemented to start compost production. Some of these methods are as follows:
Vermicomposting is the utilization of worms for the faster breakdown of waste materials. In the city where I live, there is a lot of awareness on waste segregation which is being carried out in many apartments and our government is doing its best to encourage the citizens. My next report will be on the initiatives taken by the residents of my apartment and other organizations to promote Eco-friendly living. Useful Links:
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6 Comments
thanks for sharing
Posted 06-02-2018 22:55
good report
Posted 06-02-2018 22:54
Indeed a nice projest, I believe doing projects like this is profitable personally and professionallyrics which helps you to be more smart and stronger coz of different struggles and hardships. Good luck ahead too :)
Posted 15-04-2017 02:53
Sudarshan, thank you for sharing your experience. I believe you have huge interests on waste segregation. I look forward to reading your next report and if you wish to write more about waste segregation, you could find some breakthrough techniques related with waste segregation.
Posted 12-04-2017 14:47
Sudarshan! Thanks for sharing 2nd report on your project!!
I was expecting to read further story and finally!
It seems like your project has been on a right track:)
I hope this project can be spread out to more villages and apartments.
Thanks again for your efforts to save the earth!
Posted 12-04-2017 13:31
Wow! This indeed is commendable.
Posted 10-04-2017 22:49