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E-Weekly-2/27
Green Earth Movement
An E-Newsletter for the cause of environment.
Remember - “you and I can save the future”
Zero Garbage Project - An
Expression of our love for
Environment
CHURCH ON ENVIRONMENT
WHAT DOES POPE SAYS
“The environment is God’s gift to everyone, and in our use
of it we have a responsibility toward the poor, towards
future generations and toward humanity as a whole”
(Pope Benedict XVI)
WHAT DOES BOMBAY ARCHDIOCESAN
SYNOD 2001 SAYS
In his Pastoral letter on Synod 2001,
Cardinal Ivan Dias writes:
“I appeal to Catholics in our Archdiocese
to respect the flora and fauna in our
“natural” surroundings to be alert to
problems relating to environmental
issues and together with citizens of other
faiths or of no faith at all, to participate
in initiatives meant to keep our
neighbourhoods clean and free from
pollution” (Post Synodal Document –
page 43)
ISSUES OF URBAN SOLID WASTE –
INDIA SHINING?
INDIA WILL WIN NOBEL FOR FILTH, SAYS RAMESH
“If there is a Nobel prize for dirt and filth, India will win it
hands down. There is no competition for that and we have
to do something dramatic on municipal solid waste”
Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh (courtesy: TOI, Nov.
21, 2009)
ISSUES OF URBAN SOLID WASTE – INDIA
SHINING?
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With increasing urbanization and changing life styles, Indian cities now
generate 8 times more solid waste than they used to in 1947.
This is due to
 increase in the number of urban dwellers and
 increase in the amount of waste generated per capita.
generation of waste per capita increases from 1 to 1.33 % per year.
Not only have quantities increased, but also the constitution of the
wastes - Quantities of plastic matter are 70 times higher than in the
1960s.
Throughout the country, more than 1/3rd of all waste generated
remains uncleared on the streets and what is collected is dumped in
insanitary dumpsites polluting ground water and degrading the
environment.
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
PRESENT SCENARIO
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Thousands of tons of waste is generated daily
Hundreds of Crores of Tax Payers’ money is spent in transporting
waste to the dumping grounds, besides increasing air pollution by
the garbage carrying vehicles.
Accumulated garbage on the road side bins causes stray dog
menace, floods, various decease like dengue, Malaria and so on.
Unsegregated waste dumped in dumping grounds poses threat
to environment contaminating ground water table and
destroying the ecosystems.
Recyclable material goes waste resulting in loss of national
income, besides losing thousands of tons of wet garbage which
can be used to produce fertile Manure.
Hundreds of acres of land is used as dumping grounds.
INDIAN CITIES, TOWNS AND VILLAGES ARE
OVERFLOWING WITH GARBAGE GENERATED BY
YOU AND ME
Plastic waste strewn all over the land …..
and Water bodies….
In desperation and ignorance people burn
accumulated garbage which produces Toxic fumes.
Are we solving the
problem or
creating more?
Plastics burning results in Air and soil pollution and
release of carcinogenic Dioxins and Furan
AS RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS AND COMMITTED
CATHOLICS WHAT CAN WE DO?
Encourage Community participation to work
towards a garbage free society by initiating waste
management techniques such as ‘Zero Waste’.
Our SCCs, Women’s Groups, Civic/Political Cells,
Bombay Catholic Sabha units can play a crucial role,
and make a difference!
OPTIONS BEFORE US
TRADITIONAL VS MODERN
TRADITIONAL
Total reliance on Municipality
But can Municipality cope up? NO
MODERN
Public Private partnership i.e. by Sharing of
responsibility between public, private and
voluntary sectors.
ZERO GARBAGE MEANS…
Reducing the volume of generation of garbage by using the method of
SEGREGATION OF GARBAGE AT SOURCE.
Segregation at source means
Separating The wet and dry
Garbage in the kitchen Itself.
Two bins are kept in the
kitchen for wet garbage and
dry garbage separately.
Which is wet and which is dry garbage? See Next…
WET AND DRY GARBAGE
Dry Garbage
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Recyclable/Reusable/other
Plastics, Metal
Coconut shell
Thermacol, foam
Rexene
Battery cells
Paper
Cloth
rubber
Bulbs….
Miscellaneous
Wet Garbage
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Bio degradable
Vegetable waste
Food waste
Garden waste
Wood pieces
Hair/nails
Egg shells
Bones
flesh
Used cotton…
BENEFITS OF ZERO WASTE
Valuable recyclable materials will not be
wasted at dumping grounds.
 Conversion of wet garbage into manure,
nature’s wealth being restored.
 Cleaner roads, lesser pollution
 And many more…..
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AWARENESS / EDUCATION
As a first step awareness on
Zero Garbage Project may
be held through:
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Handouts, PowerPoint
Presentation, street plays,
Group meetings and so on
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Key points explaining:
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What is segregation of garbage at source?
Which is wet and dry garbage?
Which is Recyclable & Biodegradable garbage?
What are the benefits of segregation?
What is Composting?
How to make your society a ‘zero garbage’ society?
TRIAL SEGREGATION
1] Daily segregation
at source by each
Family wet and dry
in two separate bins.
2] Society circular
to ensure- compliance.
3] Daily monitoring by the team.
4] Review and correction of - families who fail
to segregate.
COMPOSTING
The wet garbage collected from all the flats of your society
will be dumped in the Compost Pit. Over it spray EM
solution (other solutions also available) to felicitate the
speedier decomposition of this waste
which ultimately converted into fertile
manure.
There are also NGOs and
other experts who
train the housing society
workers/residents on
the method of Composting more
scientifically ( see later)
COMPOSTING-AT YOUR OWN
HOME
It is ideal if all the residents of the society segregate their household waste and
join the ‘zero garbage project’. But for some reasons if this is not possible, you
can compost your daily wet waste at your own home.
HOW?
Take a big drum/bucket. Make a few holes at the bottom to pass out the liquid. You may
keep this drum/bucket in the courtyard, balcony or terrace. Daily shift the wet garbage
from your small kitchen bin to this bigger vessel. As you keep dumping the wet waste, it
keeps on decomposing declining its volume due to which it will take long time to get your
bucket full. Once the vessel is nearly full, use another. Keep the earlier bucket idle till its
contents dries and turns into small particles. This is the fertile manure your are looking
out for. This can be used for your home grown plants or housing society plants, or even
can be sold!
WHAT IS EM SOLUTION?
EM, in short, is Effective Micro-organism. It
is a liquid solution of effective micro
organism. Activated EM solution (see next
slide) can help in the speedy
decomposition process and prevents the
smell.
(As said earlier, you can use even other locally
available solutions recommended by the experts or
NGOs ).
ACTIVATION OF EM SOLUTION
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INGREDIENTS
1 liter Concentrated - Maple - EM
18 liters of clean water.
1 kg of jaggery/molasses.
PROCEDURE
Take a 20 liter capacity bucket. Fill 18 liters of clean
water, 1 liter concentrated EM solution and 1 Kg of jaggery. Stir the water till
all ingredients dissolve completely in the water. Close the bucket with an air
tight cover and place it at a dark place (away from the sunlight). Daily open
the cover of the bucket to release the gas. In 5-7 days, the surface of the
contents in the bucket will be covered by whitish substance. This means, the
EM is now Activated, and is ready for use.
WHERE MAPLE EM1 SOLUTION IS
AVAILABLE?
Concentrated Maple EM 1 solution is available
at Pune, and may be received by currier
services.
Contact:
Mr Jere M M
Bhumi Agro Services, Pune
Mobile 98230 36910
Email: [email protected]
LARGE HOUSING SOCIETIES
In a large Housing
societies or institutions,
naturally, the
generation of garbage
will be much higher.
In such cases, it is
advisable to take the
help of experts in the
field.
SEE GREEN
SEE LIFE
Phone:
022-28680636
Following individuals
and NGOs
are ready to join hands with you
Mobile: 9820702096 (Pr
in guiding and carrying out ZERO GARBAGE and other ecofriendly projects in your housing societies or institutions. YOUR
INITIATIVE CAN
MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE!
MUMBAI
1. Stree Mukti Sanghatana (SMS). Tel. No. 24174381
(Dadar); Chembur: 25297198; Govandi:
65745835/65745840
2. GARBAGE CONCERN - Dr Francin Pinto,
Tel.02228680636/9820702096/
9892027518.
3. HELM - Denzil Rego, Bandra, Mumbai Mob. +91
9221472472, www.helm.org.in
4. Subhash Patil, Officer on Special Duty: 9322835712;
Seema Redkar, Community Development Officer, BMC:
9820165156; Raj Kumar Sharma: 9820989310
5. INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENT: Tel: 02230268236/35;
www.eurekaforbes.com
6. Dr Emmanuel D’Silva, Environmental Scientist: Email
– [email protected]
GOA
7. Green Goa Works, Letcia Apartments, Khorlim,
Mapuca, Goa. Tel: 2255217.
NAVI MUMBAI
8. Vani S. Karnik, Nerul, Navi Mumbai - Tel.
27526668, 9819934022.
9. GEM Resource Team – Douglas Menezes,
Panvel, Navi Mumbai – Mob. 9004082825
PUNE
10. ARTI’ web site: http://www.arti-india.org TELEPHONES: 91-20-24390348 / 24392284,
91-20-24390348
BANGALORE
11. Poonam Kasturi:
[email protected]
NOTE:
Most of the above NGOs /individuals
render their services on a reasonable
professional charge. Others do it as a
voluntary service. However, they will
be happy if they are paid their
travelling allowance.
LET US JOIN HANDS TO MAKE
THIS WORLD A BEAUTIFUL
PLACE TO LIVE IN.
AN INITIATIVE
BY ST XAVIER’S
COMMUNITY
CENTRE
PANVEL,
TEL. 27455556.
EMAIL:
[email protected]
[email protected]
NOTE:
REFER NEXT SLIDE FOR A FEW
QUESTIONS FOR GROUP
DISCUSSION
QUESTIONS FOR GROUP
DISCUSSION
(you may adapt these questions as per your need)
Q1. There are people who say, the environmental issues like solid
waste management is the problem of government. It is not
citizens’ problem. Comment.
Q. 2 – In civic issues like zero garbage, we may have to involve
people irrespective of their caste, creed, social status etc. Do you
foresee any hurdles in this respect? If yes, how do you overcome
them, say, in your housing society?
Q. 3 – After today's, session, what is your suggested for followup?