Now Reading: South Delhi colony keeps 280 families’ garbage from landfills
-
01
South Delhi colony keeps 280 families’ garbage from landfills
Over 280 families in south Delhi's Navjeevan Vihar have adopted a 'zero waste to landfill' model, reports news agency ANI. Residents segregate wet and dry waste at source; kitchen waste is composted…
The Story in Brief
Over 280 families in south Delhi's Navjeevan Vihar have adopted a 'zero waste to landfill' model, reports news agency ANI. Residents segregate wet and dry waste at source; kitchen waste is composted within the colony for gardening, and plastic is sent for recycling. The resident welfare association, led by secretary Dr Ruby Makhija, has also introduced a QR code-based system for waste collection.
Young residents have joined the three-year-old campaign to promote lasting behavioural change, not just awareness. The colony aims to ensure that none of its waste adds to landfill mountains. The initiative demonstrates how household segregation, community participation and technology can work together for effective waste management.
The Indian Opinion
Headlines will praise Navjeevan Vihar's 'zero waste' model, but the real test is scale and government will. A single RWA-led effort, however admirable, does not fix Delhi's mountains of unsegregated trash that choke landfills. The capital needs a lakh such colonies, not one. Watch whether the municipal corporation replicates this QR-code system or demands the RWA pay for collection itself.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above.
