Segregating Garbage

Dear Residents,

Clean, Green Jains Eiffel Garden

We need your help and cooperation. For the past couple of days, corporation staff have refused to collect our waste. Their stated reason is that the garbage is not properly segregated.

Our Vice President and Secretary followed the housekeeping team today to observe the collection process in the ABCD tower and found some flats in good compliance of the segregation mandate. Kudos to you all.

Unfortunately we also saw many instances of

• plastic covers or tetra pack covers in wet waste
• food waste disposed in plastic delivery containers
• dry waste bins with food waste
• diapers and sanitary waste not disposed off in separate garbage bags

Here is the copy of Chennai Corporation bye laws on waste management. Below is an excerpt from that document is relevant for the waste generator - which is each one of us residing at Jains Eiffel Garden

4.0 Duties of waste generators.- 

(1) Every waste generator shall,- 

(i) segregate and store the waste generated by them in three separate streams namely biodegradable, non-biodegradable and domestic hazardous wastes in suitable bins and handover segregated wastes to authorised waste pickers or waste collectors as per the direction or notification by the local authorities from time to time; 

(ii) wrap securely the used sanitary waste like diapers, sanitary pads etc., in the pouches provided by the manufacturers or brand owners of these products or in a suitable wrapping material as instructed by the local authorities and shall place the same in the bin meant for dry waste or non- biodegradable waste; 

(iii) store separately construction and demolition waste, as and when generated, in his own premises and shall dispose off as per the Construction and Demolition Waste Management Rules, 2016; and 

(iv) store horticulture waste and garden waste generated from his premises separately in his own premises and dispose of as per the directions of the local body from time to time.

(2) No waste generator shall throw, burn or bury the solid waste generated by him, on streets, open public spaces outside his premises or in the drain or water bodies. 

(3) All waste generators shall pay such user fee for solid waste management, as specified in the Bye-laws. 

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(6) All resident welfare and market associations shall, within one year from the date of notification of these rules and in partnership with the local body ensure segregation of waste at source by the generators as prescribed in these rules, facilitate collection of segregated waste in separate streams, handover recyclable material 10 to either the authorised wastepickers or the authorised recyclers. The bio-degradable waste shall be processed, treated and disposed off through composting or bio-methanation within the premises as far as possible. The residual waste shall be given to the waste collectors or agency as directed by the local body. 

In compliance with this mandate each resident was indeed following the process to segregate waste at the source and provide bio-degradable waste and dry/plastic waste separately to our housekeeping staff. Any construction/electrical/electronic waste should be disposed of by the waste generator (owner/resident) properly and immediately. It must not be kept in the stairwells or any other common area. This has been happenings for years.

It appears we have become slack on the process. We need to get back to full compliance.

Your usual excellent cooperation is appreciated.

We are hereby asking our housekeeping staff to report instances unsegregated waste to the association each day.

Wishing you a great day ahead.


Secretary - JEGFOWA