By 2050, India will require a landfill the size of Delhi to dispose of all of its waste. We must act immediately. #CleanIndia

Why Is It Necessary to Separate Waste?

Every year, India creates 62 million tonnes (MT) of waste, but only 43 MT is collected. Nearly 31 MT of the collected garbage is thrown in landfills or bodies of water, with only 11.9 MT being professionally processed.
The first and most important step in reversing this dire projection is to separate garbage so that it may be treated scientifically at the source.

Here are three methods for separating waste in homes.

1) Kitchen/Wet Waste

Fruit peels, leftovers, vegetable skins, undercooked meals, coffee or tea powder, and yard trash such as leaves and twigs are examples of this.
Maintain a drum, container, or bin where such garbage can be deposited so that it can be turned into rich organic compost. You have the option of selecting a composting technique. Vermicomposting, aerobic and anaerobic composting are a few examples.

2) Dry waste

Dry waste is separated into recyclable and non-recyclable garbage. Items such as old paper towels, hazardous chemical or food containers, foam materials, and dishware are examples of dry waste that cannot be recycled or reused.
If recyclable garbage is separated further, it may be worth money or other valuables. There are numerous sources where you can submit your dry garbage and receive something in exchange, ranging from internet kabadiwalas to local scrap dealers, recycling centres, raddiwalas, and municipal organisations.

3) Waste of Sanitation

Sanitary trash includes adult and baby diapers, synthetic sanitary napkins, hygiene items, condoms, tampons, and soiled napkins. Linens, bedding, things tainted with blood or other fluids, filthy plaster casts, and other types of dressing are all examples of medical waste.
To prevent disease transmission, medical and sanitary waste must be burned, microwaved, or autoclaved.
Because not every city or town in India has the capacity to handle trash properly, the easiest approach to dispose of them is to wrap them in newspaper and mark them with a red dot for easy identification.