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What happens to your waste? 

Many of you have sent me messages wanting to know what really happens to your waste after we collect it from your door step every month. Firstly, for all those who are part of our monthly packaging collection drive, thank you! For you are playing a vital part in helping us manage your waste by segregating it. This week’s newsletter is all about your trash and what ends up happening to it.

The first step of managing waste is of course trying to reduce the amount you produce through modifying your purchase and consumption habits. None the less, it does not matter how hard we try, waste will be produced and it must be managed in the best possible manner utilizing all available recourses at hand.

In general, we receive the following types of waste from residential collection:

1.     Cardboard

2.     Mixed paper, tissue & news print

3.     Plastic

4.     Glass bottles & broken glass

5.     Metal & wooden hangers

6.     Aluminum and tin cans

7.     Clothes and shoes

8.     E-waste

9.     AAA and AA batteries

10.  Bio-plastic & compostable plastic

Segregation is the first step of the waste management process. Even though you have put in the effort to segregate and clean your waste