Dump Detective- Peeping into the Dustbin   

You have just make a basket - threw your half-eaten apple into the dustbin. Ever wondered about the journey from the dustbin. Waste is not something to be just swept out of the house, it is a resource in the wrong place. Infact is there anything that goes ‘waste’ in our economy?

1. Identify the number and locate the waste collection points.
    
2. Identify the nature of waste. Whether it is Bio-degradable of
   Non-biodegradable.
    
3. Find out whether the waste is segregated into above categories.
    
4. Where does the biodegradable waste end up.
    
5. Where does the non-biodegradable waste end up.
    
6. Quantify the distance between use point and end up point for various types of waste.
    
7. Find out about the origin of products.
    
8. Who is responsible for cleaning up?

On the waste trail......

Read: Articles/books on solid waste

Interview: Ragpickers- How do you segregate waste, How much of it do you collect daily? Where is it sold? How long do you work veryday? How much do you earn? Cleaning staff: How many trips do you make?How do you transport from place of collection? What wages are you paid?Do you segregate into recyclable, compostable and hazardous before loading it

Visit: A landfill site, plastic/paper recycling plant, composting plant, municipality office.