Thanks Ashley, the info on tube lights was new . Shall help us handle them more carefully. This info needs to be in a template form and readily available . Could I have the contact no's of the individuals who have successfully made & manage vermi compost pits
Rgds AJS On Sun, Jun 10, 2012 at 1:06 PM, Ashley Delaney <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > > -- > Important: This e-mail is intended for the use of the addressee and probably > doesn't contain information that is confidential, commercially valuable or > subject to legal or Ashley related privilege. 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