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We went to visit the Exnora Green Pammal today. EGP focuses on solid waste management this means working woth the government, NGOs, corporations and residents. They aim to minimise waste for over 500,000 rsidents in the area, teach the public how to proporly discard waste and to promotes the use of waste as a raw material to generate renewable energy, employment, income and soil-enriching compose. They also work with woman's SHG to provide them with income from making products out of recycled materials. Surprisingly enough Pepsi-co is the main funding body for the organisation. Ewb has a great partnership with EGP and If you would like to learn more about them visit this page: http://www.ewb.org.au/explore/partners/community-partnerships/international-partnerships/india/exnora/egppartnershipguide
We visited the local composting site where we all put on masks (because of the awful smell). They use food waste to create this rich compost which they sell to farmers for a low price. Not only does this recycle but it also encourages the locals to use organic products rather than hash chemicals.
Another interesting thing they recycle there is plastic bags. They crush down the plastic bags into sharp plastics which they then combine with tarmac as aggregates to improve the strength of the road surface. I thought this was a good Idea as it uses up unwanted plastics and hides them while still being used for a good reason.
People in western world may not know about these "water bags". They are pretty much a pouch of water which you can purchase for 10 rupee that you cut open and scull. The terrible thing is they cannot be resealed and reused. EGP has found a way to upcycle these water bags by weaving them together and creating purses and handbags. They are amazing. I bought about 5 of them, all for only $10. I personally think they should have been selling more of these as this type of thing is what western people like.
What I noticed on the site visit: The projects they are working on have some really great ideas, like the upcycling of plastic bags, taking old used coffee and tea leave for water purification and bio digestion of waste products to produce electricity. However looking around st the current state of the area there is much more that needs to be done. The main composting site was located next to an illegal rubbish dumping ground, probably a kilometer long. The size of the operation is nothing like what it needs to be to make a profit or even break even in some instances. The first step to any project is to educate the people and this will make it easier for the company to succeed. So in this case I think they are on the right track. There is just a very long way to go.
Another interesting thing they recycle there is plastic bags. They crush down the plastic bags into sharp plastics which they then combine with tarmac as aggregates to improve the strength of the road surface. I thought this was a good Idea as it uses up unwanted plastics and hides them while still being used for a good reason.
People in western world may not know about these "water bags". They are pretty much a pouch of water which you can purchase for 10 rupee that you cut open and scull. The terrible thing is they cannot be resealed and reused. EGP has found a way to upcycle these water bags by weaving them together and creating purses and handbags. They are amazing. I bought about 5 of them, all for only $10. I personally think they should have been selling more of these as this type of thing is what western people like.
What I noticed on the site visit: The projects they are working on have some really great ideas, like the upcycling of plastic bags, taking old used coffee and tea leave for water purification and bio digestion of waste products to produce electricity. However looking around st the current state of the area there is much more that needs to be done. The main composting site was located next to an illegal rubbish dumping ground, probably a kilometer long. The size of the operation is nothing like what it needs to be to make a profit or even break even in some instances. The first step to any project is to educate the people and this will make it easier for the company to succeed. So in this case I think they are on the right track. There is just a very long way to go.
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