Dear Friends
Since many keep on asking me about the known recycling options in
saligao, I thought I would put it together in one place.
remember - recycling works effectively when *segregation is followed!*
_*Plastics
*_All types of plastics are accepted at any of the scrap yards in and
around saligao. saligao itself plays host to about 5 scrapyards! please
keep them in a separate plastic bag/bin designated for this purpose at
your residence, and hand it over when full. some of the known scrapyards
are in grandemorod (2), sonarbhat-cotla (1) & nigvaddo (1)
_*Paper and cardboard*_
accepted at any of the scrap yards in and around saligao. please keep
them in a separate box /bin designated for this purpose at your
residence, and hand it over when full.
*_Glass - broken or intact_*
Accepted for recycling at the scrap yard in Grande - morod, just
opposite to the European School in the fields.
_*Tetra packs*_
Tetra packs are the juice / milk cartons that are commonly used in day
to day life. people wanting to give these for recycling are requested to
remove the plastic straws / caps that are with the packs and put them
separately in your plastic bins. The flattened tetra packs can then be
dropped off, for recycling, in a box which has been kept for this
purpose at the garage of the Delaney residence in Abreovaddo. ph: Ashley
9823118321 for details
_*E-Waste*_
Saligao plays host to Goas _first and only_ E-waste recycling center at
Group Tenplus, Abreovaddo, Saligao. (at the back of the Delaney
residence). Old and non working electronics like stereos, computers ,
circuit boards are accepted here from ALL over goa. more info, and a
complete list of about 100 items of ewaste accepted here is available at
*www.grouptenplus.com* or phone Ashley 9823118321 for details.
P.S: it is _now a law_ effected from 1st May 2012 that everyone has to
give their E-waste for recycling - its called the E-waste management and
handling rules 2011.
_*Composting*_
Many Saligaokars have good composting pits and are involved in
composting their bio-degradable wet waste. people with at least a 2x2
meters free space in their gardens are advised to build a composting
pit, or buy a plastic ready made container. Ready made _recycled plastic
composting bins_ are available from www.shaktiindia.com
Information about composting solutions whatever type - EM,
vermicomposting ... can be found from people who have been activity
involved in doing so like Nicholas Sequira - (sonarbhat) ; Mario
Mascarenhas - (sonarbhat) or Ambrose vaz (dmellovaddo). recommended for
generating good fertilizer and therefore becoming less dependant on
harmful chemicals
_*Tubelights, CFL's & Batteries*_
While is it E-waste, These/are /some of the most /hazardous/ items known
as they are easily breakable; and practically just one company in Goa to
recycle it. do you know that _there is a cost_ involved to recycle these
2 items? recycling costs almost double that of a new battery!. Currently
In Goa only corporates & manufacturing units follow this recycling , BUT
until the government comes out with a solution of subsiding this
recycling AND the producers make it a part of their EPR as mandated by
the e-waste management rules, people are requested to *please STORE
these items* and do NOT throw them out.
_Tubelights_ - if they break or develop leaks - it could be dangerous to
get in contact with the mercury. keep it in a cardboard or corrugated
box safely in a corner of your residence where it will not break.
_Batteries_ : - keep used battries in a glass bottle OR a hard plastic
bottle designated for this purpose only. where it can be stored and
handed over to a company for recycling in the near future.
for more information contact Goacan [email protected] or
[email protected]
I am requesting one and all to please publicise all these recycling
solutions to your friends and neighbors - word of mouth helps!.
especially when it comes to recycling of Tetra-packs and E-waste which
are not commonly known or perceived as waste.
It is also important to educate people about the difference between
_reusing_ and _recycling_
eg: - we re-use a discarded water bottle as a flower pot. we give it for
recycling to be converted back into virgin plastic to be used again in
the manufacturing process.
However in all your talks and information, remember - Segregate ;
segregate ; segregate and follow the 3 R's
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