>Hi Blaise, > >I reproduce below an e-mail exchange with Eknath & Ashley from some weeks >back, who I hope will lead this initiative after the panchayat elections >are over and done with. We will all need to contribute in attitude and >money, but I am hoping these young men will take the lead in this critical >area and wait for the government to act. > >Warmly >Harsh
> >Sonarbhat > >--------------- > >Hi Ashley, Eknath, > >Collection drives are very useful initiatives and should indeed be >undertaken frequently in different localities to both raise awareness as >well as clean up some of our mess. However, please do look seriously at >the longer term solution. I reproduce below what we had discussed in >January, and hope you will have the energy and time to make this a >reality. > >------------- >Hi Eknath, > >2. While waste management is a massive & systemic problem, it can be >quite easily licked if we break it into manageable parts. What we decide >not to do will be more important than what we decide to do. >a. The program needs to worry - for now - only about success in the >pilot Phase 1 > i. Run the pilot >in a limited geography & scope, and make this a real and visible success. >b. ?? though we must have a view of what can be achieved in the next >3 years > i. Expand geo and >scope over the next phases to include house of house pickup of all kinds >of waste (plastic, glass, metals, paper and organic) > ii. Push the state >government and panchayat for a waste management plant. > iii. Etc >c. Commence education of fellow Saligaokar consumers, shopkeepers and >restaurants in parallel : on waste management as a citizen responsibility, >reduce use of plastics in shopping and packaging etc. >d. Continue the Day Drives like you did the last time: 200 >Saligaokars doing this every two months on our village roads is a great >way to build awareness. > >3. Hence, we can start with a limited focus in Phase 1 that lasts 6 >months > i. Only 2 >contiguous Vaddos > ii. House-to-house >pickup > iii. Only plastic >picked up >1. This will ensure segregation becomes a culture in 6 months. >2. That means we can pick-up the segregated metals, glass, paper and >organic waste in the next phase > iv. Education of the >target homes via the waste pickup team within the 2 Vaddos > >4. We also need to establish infrastructure and funding as required >for the pilot (6 months). Rs 100,000 >a. Full time employment of 2 people to man the tricycles: Rs 15,000 >(?) x 6 = Rs. 90,000. >b. Setup a simple shed to store the plastics >c. The 2 tricycles need to be maintained, or new ones fabricated as >required >d. Education leaflets on waste segregation, what is the pilot phase, >what is the larger term plan etc > >My experience is that funds are rarely a problem if many people have a >desire for a project to succeed: if the passion is there, funds follow. I >am sure all of us on this mail can contribute and easily collect Rs >100,000 in short time. Everyone will expect accountability in spending, >and transparency in sharing all aspects of the plan and progress will be >key. > >Warmly >Harsh > > > > >On 11/05/12 3:50 PM, "Blaise Costabir" <[email protected]> wrote: > >>Sanjiv >>What is the meaning of plastic free, does it mean plastic bag free.? >> >>The milk comes in plastic, to shift back to bottles we will have to >>use another 50 delivery trucks because of the weight and space. >> >>Writing pens are plastic, can we switch to feathers and ink bottles. >> >>What is clearly needed is segregation.at source. WHile plastic go into >>one bin, if they are clean and identifiable they can be reused. By >>identifiable I mean the type of plastic, eg: bottles are PET, pens are >>PE slippers shoe soles usually PVC etc. It is clearly important to >>keep different plastics separate because if for example you shred all >>into one bag, the entire bag is useless. So water bottles have to be >>kept separate and then a recycler can reuse them. The caps of water >>bottles are different and more valuable because it is PP. >> >>Just going after plastic is not going to solve your problem, plastic >>is making life easier in many ways especially fuel saving, it is the >>way we dispose it after using that is the key. >> >>Thin plastic bags which are sort to be banned is correct as they >>cannot be recycled and are the prime source of all the nuisance. . >> >>Segeration is the key.Plastic free is a myth. >> >>Blaise >> >> >> >>On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 12:47 PM, eknath oraskar <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Dear Sanjeev, >>> >>> I will be on this Job soon after the election. As promised SALIGAO WILL >>>BE >>> PLASTIC FREE within next 6 months. >>> >>> Eknath. >>> >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> >>> From: Sanjeev Trivedi >>> >>> Sent: 05/11/12 12:33 PM >>> >>> To: Saligaonet >>> >>> Subject: [SALIGAONET] Saligao needs rescuing ! >>> >>> >>> >>> The garbage epidemic grows unabated. We need to form a strong force to >>> arrest this and find a cure - urgently?. >>> >>> Eknath - please revitalize the anti-garbage drive. >>> >>> >>> >>> Sanjeev >>> >>> The nullah near the cemetery... >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Saligao-Net is at http://groups.google.com/group/saligao-net >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>> To unsubscribe email [email protected] >> >> >> >>-- >>Blaise Costabir >>Managing Director >>GMI Zarhak Moulders Pvt ltd >>website: www.shaktiindia.com >>Blog: onyourown-implementor.blogspot.com >>We are switching to our new email id, please note. >>The old id is also operational >> >>-- >>Saligao-Net is at http://groups.google.com/group/saligao-net >>To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>To unsubscribe email [email protected] > > ***The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. 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