This document discusses waste management programs and initiatives focused on reducing, reusing, recycling, refusing, recovering, repairing, restoring, and reclaiming waste. It describes programs like Waste Sensitive Communities and Less Plastic For Me that encourage more sustainable practices. It also provides details about an e-waste management program and Tetra Pak collection initiative, as well as a community waste management project called Kasa Rasa that involves residents, local government, and organizations in proper waste handling from collection to processing.

3. Programmes
reduce, reuse, recycle, refuse, recover, repair, restore,
reclaim
Waste Sensitive Communities
Less Plastic for Me
E-Waste Management
Tetra Pak Collection

4. Waste Sensitive Communities
reduce, reuse, recycle, refuse, recover, repair, restore,
reclaim
Providing professional waste management
services to companies, Schools,
households and communities.
Collectively we recycle 7,000 kgs of waste
per day from our clients
Providing livelihood opportunities and
strengthening the informal Sector involved
in collection and recycling of waste.

5. Our clients
reduce, reuse, recycle, refuse, recover, repair, restore,
reclaim
Some of our Corporate Clients
Residential complexes
Institutions

6. Waste Sensitive Schools- Segregation at source

8. Recycled products
• Paper – recycled paper products
• Plastic – used for roads and recycled
plastic products such as chairs, raincoats,
lower grade plastic bags.
• Tetra Pak cartons – recycled paper
products and roofing sheets
• E-waste – plastic, metals

9. 90% of waste
is recyclable!

10. Pick the least recyclable material
• Plastic
• Glass
• Metal

11. Pick the least recyclable material
• Plastic
• Glass
• Metal
Plastic can be recycled at most 4 to 5 times,
while glass and metal can be recycled over
and over without loss of quality.
Source: CERE, Mumbai

12. How long does it take to
bio-degrade?
Vegetables and fruits  3 - 4 weeks
Paper  1 month
Wood  10-15 years
Aluminum cans  200 -300 years
Plastic  450 – 1000 years
Thermocol, glass,  Never, Unknown

13. Less Plastic for me
reduce, reuse, recycle, refuse, recover, repair, restore,
reclaim

14. REFUSE A PLASTIC BAG,CARRY YOUR OWN
SHOPPING BAG

15. United States: The Revis family of
North Carolina
Food consumption for 1 week
Ecuador: The Ayme family of Tingo
Food consumption for 1 week

16. reduce MORE
reuse
recycle
landfill LESS

17. The 4 Rs
• Reduce
• Reuse
• Repair
• Recycle

18. Change. We make it happen

19. Welcome to waste sensitive
BANGALORE
REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE, REFUSE, RECOVER, REPAIR, RESTORE, RECLAIM

20. CONTACT US
431, 8th Cross, Jayanagar, 1st Block
Bangalore 560 011
Ph: 416 89889
E-mail: response@saahas.org
THANK YOU!

21. KASA RASA
From waste to resources
A Community Waste Management initiative in
Ejipura, Bangalore
Partners BBMP, CSA, CHF and Saahas

22. Residents handing over segregated waste:

23. Collection by BBMP. Further segregation in the auto:

24. Wet waste management process at Kasa Rasa:

25. Dry waste management at Kasa Rasa