Homes in the city have started to sell waste for a price. Starting Monday, residents of some roads in Perambur opted to sell their waste including vegetable waste for Rs.2 per kg. This has been facilitated by NGOs with the support of the Chennai Corporation. Members of the NGOs, carrying weighing machines, purchased waste at the doorstep of residents in some stretches of Perambur. The members of the NGOs have planned to procure waste from residents and hand over money on the spot.
The sale of waste on Monday covered just a few streets, yet it is an indication of the path the Chennai Corporation will take in the future. A senior official of the Chennai Corporation said the civic body has decided to intensify source segregation to cope with the garbage problem.
The civic body has accepted proposals from the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre for installation of biogas plants by promoting source segregation. It is also planning to put in place a system for rewarding residents who support source segregation with cash amounts on a periodic basis. Some of the top contributors to source segregation will be selected based on a lucky draw for the cash award to be announced periodically. This will motivate residents to contribute to source segregation, the official said.
The city will soon be covered by more NGOs and a variety of such plants to promote source segregation.
Keywords: Chennai garbage issues, waste segregation
Good initiative. Source segregation should be practiced in every
household. Without any prejudice everyone should co-operate for this
cause even though there is no monetary benefit.
Great step forward! The same should be encouraged for recyclables too.
Would be more efficient to do this on a weekly basis if this needs to be
operationalized.
Good initiative to motivate common man to participate actively in waste segregation. Waste segregation is the first activity in any waste management. Hoping to see a better Chennai.
Looks like a clever move on the part of Chennai corporation-buying household waste at the rate of Rs.2/Kg. The common man is thinking, Ahh I not only get to dispose of my waste but also get paid for it. Wait a while, only to see the corporation raise some kind of tax to get this Rs.2.00/Kg back. Not a bad idea. The average Indian should be more responsible in waste segregation and the Govt too must invest in a better waste management system.
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