According to the Central Pollution Control Board, around 62 million tons of solid waste is produced in the country every year, of which 12 million tons are treated, with the rest ending up as untreated garbage and sewage in lakes, rivers and wetlands.
But the good news is Waste management in India is getting more importance and relevance under the Swachh Bharat campaign.
In Mumbai, a city that generates 9,400 tons of waste each day, only 3,000 tons of which is processed.The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) had issued a circular stating that from October 2 the civic body would not collect waste from those hotels, housing societies that generate 100 kilos daily.
The corporation made it mandatory for them to segregate waste and wet compost waste in the premises
While some still feel it is an obligatory duty of the BMC to collect waste and manage it, societies like Raheja Atlantis aren’t wasting time arguing the order. They are just going green.
They have been producing manure for their 48000 sq ft garden on the rooftop of the building and purchased 50kg of compost for our garden, but now in one month itself, they have generated 100kg of organic manure. The operational cost is just ₹18,000 every month, including the money paid to the workers,”
She also added that the residents had purchased an Organic Waste Composter (OWC) and a crusher machine for composting the wet waste.