Recycling paper saves upto 75% of Earth’s natural resources vs. producing paper from virgin resources. Recycling metal similarly saves upto 95% of natural resources needed. Recycling 1000 kgs of paper saves 250 pounds of CO2 whereas burning it would produce 1500 pounds of CO2
If we throw the paper and it is mixed up with wet waste and others its recoverability for recycling reduces to nil. Similarly for other materials. If the mixed waste includes E-waste, x-rays and the likes these would leach out toxins contaminating further.
The broad categories are Glass, Metals, Paper, Carboard, E-waste, Plastics (Except grade #6 and & #7). Please refer to our segregation chart in Products and our Plastics awareness module.
White paper - Newspapers/ Crumpled Stuffing Paper/Torn Shredded Paper/Receipts/Wedding Invitations/Envelopes etc..
Plastics - PET Botles/Cosmetics and Toiletries Containers/ oil bottles/Transparent Polybags/Detergent and home products containers etc..
Cardboard - Packaging boxes, Delivery boxes, shoe boxes, cereal boxes, toilet paper rolls, toiletries boxes, files, folders etc..
Glass - Bottles of nail polish, containers for oils, salt shakers, alcohol bottles, sheets of glass etc.
E-waste - Wires, computers, phones, cables, switches, appliances etc.
Metals - Iron/Aliuminium/Steel/Copper/Tin objects or scrap
We recommend keeping your paper, flattened cardboard, e-waste in a box and bottles including glass, metals, cans, plastic can be kept in a bag. If the waste you generate is in large quantities keeping separate boxes for each category or a large bin with stickers is advisable.
Single use plastics, thin micron bags, Polysterene cups and lids cannot be recycled. All #6 and #7 Plastic cannot be recycled. Clothes cannot be recycled, leather, shoes as well.
One Step Greener has tied up with a recycling company which collects the waste and further sells it to manufacturers ensuring no leakages as well as aggregation of required quantities needed to be taken for manufacturing.
Cartons/Bins/ One Step Greener boxes and bags depending on your needs and space. Stackable boxes and containers are always handy and so are larger bins to store waste from few homes.
Yes, all containers have to be cleaned and dry else they are not accepted for pickups. This ensures the safety of the pickup personnel and increases the recoverability of recycling of the product.
No, we absolutely don't. Greased Pizza boxes for example are a big no.
Flatten and tie them up to minimise the space.
Wet waste including peels of vegetables, fruits, small amounts of left over cooked food, eggs fish, meat, can be composted. Please find out if you have a community composting set up where you live, if not, help set up one or do it individually at home. Many products are available to help you. You can go to our link…….for tips and feedback on products tried by us.
Please segregate these and put them in bags made of newspapers and mark a red cross on them. Waste pickers would not risk themselves by putting their hands in if it’s well marked. Ensure you ask your Waste Management Providers how they collect, transport and dispose the same. Request and demand for proper methods to be used in collection, transit and disposal.
First, find out the existing operations and speak to some fellow residents about their interest in the initiative. Contact us and we will discuss the viability and if it seems feasible share our SOP’s so you can proceed.
It is always a good idea to have these bodies on board. They are liable in terms of the law if they do not comply with solid waste management practises so most would welcome such initiatives that can handle this requirement efficiently for them.
We are expanding and open to other areas, we will be able to answer this once we have studied the feasibility and done a due diligence of the area. We also need resident champions to lead this in their areas.
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