Categories of Household Waste Green Commandos
Contents Introduction... 1 Be Waste Wise... 1 Categories of WET WASTE... 2 Categories of DRY WASTE... 3 Categories of HAZARDOUS HOUSEHOLD WASTE... 5 Categories of SANITARY WASTE... 7 Annexure 1: Recyclable waste service providers - Bangalore... 8 Introduction Green Commandos started in 2009 with a mission to bring bottom to top change in the environmental context. We strongly believe that change starts in our own backyard, and this simple act has the potential to change the entire country and world. One of our core areas of focus has been in helping various entities, such as apartments, start waste management in their premises, to make our communities more eco-fit. After many experiences in helping communities embrace this practice, we can look back and pick the points that were pivotal in sustaining the practice. This knowledge has enabled us to formulate a simple process to initiate waste management that results in maximum participation among residents and sustained evolution of the practice. Be Waste Wise 1
Categories of WET WASTE S.N. Waste Name Notes 1 Bones The can be handed over with Wet waste. Wrapped in news Paper 2 Chewing Gum Please wrap it in a paper and put it along with wet waste 3 Coconut Fibre 4 Coconut Shells 5 Egg Shells Expired food items packets (like bread, biscuits, ready 6 to food) Hand over separately so that it can used as fuel. DO NOT Use Plastic Cover Hand over separately so that it can used as fuel. DO NOT Use Plastic Cover Remove the items from their package. Drain liquid and then hand over as Wet waste 7 Finger or toe nails Wrap it news paper. 8 Floor Sweeping Dust Can be hand over along with Wet waste 9 Fruit / Vegetable Peels To be handed over directly to BBMP. DO not put it in plastic cover. This can be composted Garden leaves, Weeds, 10 Dried Flowers If its not too much, then it can be handover along with wet waste 11 Hair Wrap it newspaper. 12 Left over food 13 Mango Seeds Meat and Non Veg Food Please drain all liquid, pack it in news paper and hand over to 14 Remains BBMP.DO not put it in plastic cover. 15 Remain Pet Food Wrap it news paper. 16 Rotten Eggs 17 Rotten Vegetables / Rotten Fruits 18 Spoiled spices 19 Tender coconut shell 20 21 Used Coffee Powder from Filter Used flowers / leaves after Puja 22 Used Rangoli Power 23 Used Tea Bags To be handed over directly to BBMP. DO not put it in plastic cover. This can be composted cover. This can be Composted Hand over separately so that it can used as fuel. DO NOT Use Plastic Cover cover. This can be Composted To be handed over directly to BBMP. DO not put it in plastic cover. This can be composted 2
Categories of DRY WASTE S.N. Waste Name Notes 1 Aluminium Foil used to pack Food 2 Biseleri kind of water Bottles 3 Bottles and container of pesticide Hand over separately. DO NOT Use Plastic Cover to hand over 4 Broken house hold Plastic items 5 Broken Stationers' like pen, pencil eraser etc. 6 Brusher and Scrubs used for cleaning Dry it and wrap the brush with newspaper. Hand over separately. DO NOT Use Plastic Cover To hand over 7 Butter Papers used to wrap[p butter 8 Chocolate Wrapper for big bars 9 Chocolate wrappers (Small Toffees or Candy's) Avoid using this. This is rarely recyclable. Clean it, Dry It, Store it and Hand over separately 10 Cling Wraps used to cover food Avoid Using them.clean it, Dry It, Store it and Hand over separately 11 Covers with just silver lining inside, like the ones in Lay packets, kurkere packets etc. Avoid Buying them because its not recycleable. 12 Curd Packets 13 Empty Bottles of floor or toilet cleaners 14 Empty Perfume bottle 15 Empty shampoo Bottle 16 Expired Credit /Debit/loyalty Cards with magnetic Strip Break it. Clean it, Dry It, Store it and Hand over separately 17 Ghee/ Oil Packets 18 Idly or any other Batter packets 19 Leather, Rexine, Rubber, furniture, thermocole (expanded polystyrene) 20 Milk Covers 21 Mop Stick Hand over separately. DO NOT Use Plastic Cover to hand over 22 New paper 23 Oil Cans 24 Old Brooms Wrap it news paper. 25 Old Posts 26 Package of food items 27 Pieces of Aluminium Foils used to cover Ghee, Jam etc. 28 Plastic Covers used to pack Groceries etc. 29 Shaving Brush used by Men 30 Small and destroyed Old Cushions Hand Over separately 3
31 Small broken Toys 32 Small cartoon Boxed like in Corn Flakes etc. 33 Small Tubs like the ones used for jam, cheese, yogurt etc. 34 Soap Covers 35 Stapler Pins, broken pins Please store them in a small box separetly and hand over. Make sure it doea not get mixed with wet waste. Take Away Food Packing like Pizza Drain or empty any remaining food.clean it, Dry It 36 Boxes, Chutney, Sambar Covers etc, Store it and Hand over separately 37 Tetra Packets (Juices, Milks etc.) 38 Thermocaol Balls from bean bags Cross on news paper pack. Hand over separately. 39 Thermocoal Wrap it news paper. 40 Tin Bottles, like Pepsi cans etc. 41 Tissue Paper used for reasons other than sanitary/medical Cross on news paper pack. Hand over separately. Dry it and wrap the brush with newspaper. Hand over separately. DO NOT Use Plastic Cover To hand over 42 Toilet Cleaning Brush 43 Tubes of Shaving Cream, Hair Cream Store it and Hand over separately 44 Unusable shoes Wrap it news paper. Hand over separately. DO NOT Use Plastic Cover to hand over 45 Used and dirty Foot Mats or door mats Used bottles, tubes, cans of Shaving 46 cream, Deodorant, creams, etc. Used Hair Bands, Hair Clips, Combs, 47 Hair Brushes Hand over separately. DO NOT Use Plastic Cover 48 Used Mop cloth To hand over 49 Used paper pieces 50 Used Razor / Razor Blades Used Sachets of Shampoo, Tooth Paste Avoid Buying them because its not, small quantity of Horlicks/Bournvita recycleable.clean it, Dry It, Store it and Hand 51 etc. over separately 52 Used Tooth Brush 53 Used Tooth Paste Tubes 4
Categories of HAZARDOUS HOUSEHOLD WASTE S.N. Waste Name Notes 1 Batteries Bottles or Cans of Mosquito Sprays, Insecticide Sprays, Room 2 Fresheners etc. 3 Broken clock watch electronics 4 Broken Glasses Store them separately in a thick bag or a box. Hand them over separately Inform and Handover separately If its broken, pack them well in news paper and then hand over. Else hand then directly Cross on news paper pack. Hand over separately. DO NOT Use Plastic Cover to hand over If its broken, pack them well in news paper and 5 Broken Thermometer then hand over. Else hand then directly 6 button cells Inform and Handover separately 7 CD's and old Casettes 8 CFL, Tube light 9 10 Expired cosmetics like lipsticks, nail polish etc. Expired Credit /Debit/loyalty Cards with Chip Store them separately in a thick bag or a box. Hand them over separately If its broken, pack them well in news paper and then hand over. Else hand then directly Cross on news paper pack. Hand over separately. DO NOT Use Plastic Cover to hand over Break Them. Store them separately in a thick bag or a box. Hand them over separately 11 Expired medicines 12 fluorescents Inform and Handover separately 13 Injection bottles 14 Mosquito Repellent refill bottles 15 Mosquitoes repellent mats Cross on news paper pack. Hand over separately. DO NOT Use Plastic Cover to hand over 16 Old Paints Inform and Handover separately Drain all liquids. To be separately handed over to collectors or collection centre with at most care 17 Other medicinal discards Pieces of wires, old electronic parts, old phones, adapters, chargers 18 blue tooth etc. 19 Printer Cartridges Store them separately in a thick bag or a box. Hand them over separately Store them separately in a thick bag or a box. Hand them over separately 5
20 Spoiled Milk and any spoilt/ rotten food that is in liquid form 21 Syrups bottle Please Drain it. Do not mix it with any other waste. 22 Tablets covers 23 Used odonil Cross on news paper pack. Hand over separately. DO NOT Use Plastic Cover to hand over 24 Used Oil Drain it. 6
Categories of SANITARY WASTE S.N. Waste Name Notes 1 2 3 Any piece of cloth, paper stained with blood or any other medical or sanitary waste Boxes, bottles or tubes of Hair Color, Facial Bleach, Hair Remover Products Dead Cockroaches, rats, Lizards etc. 4 Dental Floss 5 Diapers 6 Tissue paper used for sanitary/medical 7 Used condoms 8 Used cotton and bandage 9 Used Ear Buds 10 Used sanitary napkins, Panty Liners, Sanitary Cloths 11 Used syringes' 12 Waxing Strips 7
Annexure 1: Recyclable waste service providers - Bangalore Kartavya Centre / Location Ward Centre head Contact no. Service provider no. Domlur Kartavya Below Domlur flyover 112 Ms. Krupa 9141037724 Parivarthana, Ambedkar Nagar 116 Mr. Jayakrishna 9740803112 Ambedkar Nagar HSR Layout Kartavya Sector 1, next to 174 Mr. Marwan 9945686274 Bangalore One Office Mahalakashmi Layout Near ISCKON Temple 64 Ms. Archana 9742495819 Kartavya Kasa Rasa 1, Ejjipura, near National 148 Mr. Purshottam 9886693586 Koramangala Games Village Kasa Rasa 2, HT Wire, near Jyoti 1, 3 Mr. Purshottam 9886693586 Koramangala Nivas College Yelahanka Kartavya Allal sandra 194 Ms. Anita 9886479773 Gottigere Kartavya Near Nandi Park 151 Mr. Marwan 9945686274 Apartments Anandnagar Kartavya Behind Bangalore 21 Ms. Anjana 9449220484 Baptist Hospital, Hebbal Malleswaram Malleswaram 13th cross 65 Mr. Narendra 9632489689 Kartavya (Beside JP Balimo on Sampige Road) Shivajinagar Kartavya Shivajinagar, Stadium 110 Mr. Subramaniam 9663355773 Ramamurthynagar Ramamurthynagar 26 Mr. Madhu 9880293929 Kartavya Samarthanam Electronic City Mr. Girish 9449864779 *: Dry Waste Collection Centre 8