Waste management: Gurugram housing societies show the way
The Hindu
From segregation to recycling to making compost, residents handle the waste responsibly and ensure that it does not end up at Bandhwari landfill
Omaxe Nile, a group housing society with 400-odd flats in Sector 49, Gurugram, generates around one tonne of solid waste, including 350 kg kitchen waste, every day. But unlike many other societies, residents here make sure that all of their waste is recycled and does not end up at Bandhwari landfill on the outskirts.
It all began three years ago when Jagriti Jagat, an interpersonal skills trainer, who had practised waste segregation at her house for over a decade, and her educator friend Mandeep Bakshi, decided to turn this into a campaign, involving all residents of the gated community. The duo is helped by Tarun Lakhwani, a member of the residents’ welfare association (RWA).
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