Apartments - Waste segregation guide

General Do's and Don'ts

 Educate yourself and domestic help or maid on these
guidelines.

 Always follow simple order of Reduce -> Reuse ->

Recycle -> Disposal.

 Compost wet waste and Grow plants at home, it's

possible.

 Don't mix dry, wet and other types waste. Please

segregate and dispose as per guidelines.

 Wet waste should NOT be enclosed in plastic bags. It

has to be emptied directly to Green colored bins.
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Items not collected by Garbage collectors

The following items are NOT collected by our BBMP garbage collectors,

1. Thermocol packaging.
2. Old tubelights and bulbs.
3. Construction waste/ Civil works / Carpentry / Electrical repair waste.
4. Electronic waste.

These type of waste disposal involves additional charges and so individual

residents who generate this type of waste will have to bear the cost of disposal
of such waste.

Kindly talk to security person while disposing such waste and ensure you pay for
same directly to garbage collector or via the security person.
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Wet Waste
Vegetables, Flowers, other Food, Cereals & other compostable wastes
constitute wet waste.
Wet waste (compostable) should be disposed into Green coloured bins without
enclosing in any plastic bags.

Tip 1: Use a bin at home, line it with a newspaper sheet and use it to collect wet
waste. When it's full dump the bin contents directly into Green bin. This way its
easy to maintain your bin, avoid using plastic garbage bags and do your bit for
the environment.
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Dry Waste
Types of Dry waste include Plastic Bags, Dolls, Bottles, Milk Covers, Paper,
Plates, Newspapers, Packing materials, Metal Cans, Bottle Caps etc.
Dry waste is collected only once/twice a week by BBMP. All disposable food
containers need to be rinsed in water before disposal to avoid rat problem and
proper recycling by BBMP.
Clean dry waste can be disposed directly inside Big blue bins, unless they are
sharp and can cause phyisical harm to garbage handlers. In that case wrap
sharp objects in a newspaper before disposal.
Reduce dry waste generation as far as possible.
Recycle: Do collect dry waste like Plastic containers, Milk packets, Paper waste,
Brown boxes and sell or donate it directly to near by Old paper mart. This
recycling helps a local livelihood and save our environment. BBMP is asking us
to keep these recyclable plastic separate in a bag. Details will be
communicated shortly on this.
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Sanitary Waste
Types of sanitary waste include Diapers, Syringe, Blade, Bandages, Napkins, expired
medicines etc.
These should be wrapped in a newspaper and disposed into small bin marked as
Sanitary waste.