Waste pickers in New Delhi have made a business proposition that the municipal authorities should find difficult to refuse. They have said that they can generate more than Rs 12 crores a year from composting biodegradable wastes and save Rs 3 crores in transportation costs if their traditional role in garbage collection and segregation is recognised.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/waste-pickers-rally-against-company
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/civil-society
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sanitation
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/urban-sanitation
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rag-pickers
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biodegradable-waste
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/waste-management
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/private-sector
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/delhi
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/waste-recycling
