Daily Dump

Yes there is a lot of that going on here in India but this is one with a difference and one well worth talking about. We have been doing it for years and at this point don't you all want to fall about laughing.Actually I am talking about a slightly different dump and this involves the creation of compost from you organic waste.
When you have peeled your potatoes and your onions and carefully cleaned your pineapple dont just bin everything - keep this waste in a separate container and start the process of turning it into compost.

I came across the first organised example of this in India on Saturday and I was very impressed. The Daily Dump tells you how to organise your waste and has several products which assist in the process which are particularly useful to people who live in apartments and do not have much room to put waste outside.

The Leave- it- pot and the Kambha are both versatile ceramic pots which can be used to serve as a storage and maturation chamber for the waste.

Basically the message is that in this country where there is no organized waste collection except for the rag pickers this is the way society can start taking responsibility for converting waste into something useful and introducing the concept widely to builders and planners so that this becomes a part of every apartment block and organised community.

Even this small separation actually helps the rag pickers who are likely to make a few rupees more by recycling cardboard and plastic which is not soiled by rotting fruit and other food products.
If you do it already spread the word
If you dont start today

Dr Jaya Deshpande
email drjayadeshpande@yahoo.co.in
mob 9810886949
or go to http://www.dailydump.org/
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