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The e-waste bin installed on CMH Road in east Bengaluru on Saturday. (Photo: Md Asad)
Source: This article was originally published on Times of India
BENGALURU: In a first in the IT hub, a bin has been installed in a public place to collect e-waste. The bin put up on CMH Road in east Bengaluru on Saturday morning jointly by NGO Saahas and Environmental Synergies in Development (Ensyde), NGO, and BM Kaval Residents’ Welfare Association, will collect discarded electrical or electronic devices.
Source: This article was originally published on Times of India
BENGALURU: The city's first segregated waste-collection kiosk opened on NAL-Wind Tunnel Road near Murugeshpalya on Tuesday.
Lalbagh pulls off a neat feat after 10-day flower show
Written by Saahas
A pathway sports a clean look at the end of the flower show at Lalbagh
Source: This article was originally published on DeccanHerald
With the record-breaking footfall, the just-concluded flower show at Lalbagh also saw a turnaround in waste generation and disposal.
Authorities had taken several measures to ensure proper garbage management as Bengaluru’s premier lung space hosted the Independence Day flower show from August 9 to 18.
Lalbagh Botanical Garden Independence Day flower show ends on a clean note in Bengaluru
Written by SaahasThe Independence Day flower show at the Lalbagh Botanical Garden, which began on August 9, and ended on Sunday, proved to be a big hit among the visitors.
On the last day of the flower show at Lalbagh, many citizens thronged the venue even when though it rained in Bengaluru| Shriram B N
Source : This article was originally published on New Indian Express
BENGALURU: The Independence Day flower show at the Lalbagh Botanical Garden, which began on August 9, and ended on Sunday, proved to be a big hit among the visitors.
A peek into the flower show at Lalbagh Botanical Gardens
Written by Saahas
Source: This article was originally published on THE HINDU
Nearly 20 lakh natural blossoms in breathtaking variety are the stars of the flower show at Lalbagh Botanical Gardens, on till August 18
“Come in with folded hands, this is a sacred kingdom of green,” reads a board in Kannada at the West Gate of Lalbagh Botanical Gardens. For people coming to the 10-day Independence Day flower show, conducted by the Horticulture Department in association with the Mysore Horticulture Society, nearly 20 lakh blossoms (cut, potted and planted on the ground) are on display until August 18.
Bengaluru: Lalbagh goes litter free, thanks to Saahas
Written by Saahas
The impact of this recreational fervor has often resulted in the generation of cliff mounts of waste, largely disposed as un-segregated.
Source: This article was originally published on DECCAN CHRONICLE
BENGALURU: Cheerful faces, energetic feet, colorful attires, and self-proclaimed portrait photographers act as an extension to the floral visual treat.
Source: This article was originally published on Business Line
How a waste segregation programme, ‘Alag Karo’, has made all the difference in Gurugram
One of the largest gated residential apartment buildings in Gurugram is Orchid Petals — with 25 towers, 32 villas, and 6,000 residents. The 1,532 households here generate 1,900 kg of waste every day, of which 1,000 kg comprises wet waste. Of this, the housing complex recycles 700 kg of dry waste per day, collects e-waste separately and has a composting unit for organic waste. It took about seven months to achieve these 95 percent segregation levels.
How a sustained 3-year campaign has helped reduce waste at Bengaluru’s Lalbagh
Written by SaahasSource: This article was originally published on The News Minute
The flower exhibition which sees a record footfall of lakhs of visitors on every Republic Day, this time achieved almost zero littering.
A sustained exercise for the last three years in reducing waste at Bengaluru’s Lalbagh has proved to be a success. The flower exhibition which sees a record footfall of lakhs of visitors on every Republic Day, this time achieved almost zero littering.
BBMP officials and citizen volunteers display the polypropylene bags seized from vendors at the Lalbagh Flower Show on Sunday.
But there have been definite improvements because of designated food zones and water dispensers, say activists
Despite the civic body’s efforts to ensure an eco-friendly Republic Day Flower Show at Lalbagh, it was unable to enforce the total ban on plastic. Several vendors continue to use non-woven polypropylene (NWPP) bags in violation of the rules.
Since the start of the show on January 18, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) officials have seized around 25 kg of polypropylene bags from vendors. On Sunday alone, 5 kg of these bags were confiscated.
Manoranjan Hegde, BBMP's Chief Health Officer, who headed the inspection team to Lalbagh on Sunday, said, “Vendors have been warned against the use of NWPP bags. The BBMP will start penalizing offenders from Monday. Most vendors know about the ban. When they see an inspection squad, they try to hide them.”
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Collection point: The Kasa Kiosk on NAL Wind Tunnel Road gets around 150 kg of waste every day.
Source: This article was originally published on THE HINDU
The first and only such facility in the city has helped improve waste management
By the side of the busy NAL Wind Tunnel Road, a man hands over a jute bag containing waste from his house to a woman sitting at the ‘Kasa Kiosk’. Nethravathi, the woman at the kiosk who is wearing a mask and rubber gloves, swiftly segregates the waste into wet, dry, and rejects, and hands over the bag back.
The Kasa Kiosk, a manned stall, which is the first of its kind and the only one in the city, stands at a spot that was once a massive black spot.
Omega Healthcare, with BBMP and Saahas, takes up an initiative to keep NAL Wind Tunnel Road clean
Written by Saahas
Source: This article was originally published on APN NEWS
Bengaluru: Omega Healthcare Management Services Pvt. Ltd., in association with Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) and Saahas – a non-profit organization working in the field of waste management, today set up its first monitored bin station for a segregated-waste collection called ‘Kasa Kiosk’ in the city. As part of the launch, volunteers from Omega Healthcare kicked off a plog run, collecting dry waste and handing it over at the kiosk.
'Kasa Kiosk' to collect Bengaluru's segregated waste
Written by Saahas
The Kasa Kiosk set up near the Air Force campus on NAL Wind Tunnel Road, Murugeshpalya.
Source: This article was originally published on DeccanHerald
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) along with Omega Healthcare and Saahas on Tuesday launched ‘Kasa Kiosk’ — city's first monitored bin station for segregated-waste collection.
The kiosk is set up near the Air Force campus on NAL Wind Tunnel Road, Murugeshpalya. After banning litter bins in the city, this is one of the first initiatives by the civic body to provide kiosks to dump segregated waste.
Don’t Know What to Do with Old Gadgets? Discard Them at Bengaluru’s First Public E-Waste Bin
Written by SaahasSource: This article was originally published on The Better India
Bengaluru is the third largest e-waste producer in India after Mumbai and Delhi. It generates 37,000 metric tonnes of electronic waste every year.
Earlier this year, NGOs Saahas and Environmental Synergies in Development (Ensyde) had installed 12 e-waste (electronic waste) drop-off boxes in post offices and Bangalore One centers in the city and collected 4.4 tonnes of it in 10 months. They recovered 306 kg of metals and diverted 26.34 kg of toxic metals from landfills.
Now, along with BM Kaval Residents’ Welfare Association, the NGOs have introduced the first e-waste bin in a public place in Bengaluru.
The bin was installed in CMH Road on Saturday morning.
