Storage at source
Every unwanted material is termed as waste. It consists of biodegradable and non-biodegradable materials in two different baskets. For example: Red dustbin is for non-biodegradable materials and Green dustbin for biodegradables. These materials should be kept not more then 12 hrs and it should be handed over to waste collectors for further process.




List of biodegradable and non-biodegradable wastes
Biodegradable
 Vegetables and fruit waste, banana leaves, coconut shell, egg shells, dry flowers
 Garden leaves and small twigs
 Non-vegetarian waste (animal bones, prawn skin, crab shell, chicken waste)
 Left over food, kitchen waste
 Dead lizards and cockroaches
 Ash, charcoal
 Coir broom
 Tea, coffee, flour dust
 House sweepings, soiled paper, finger nails and hair etc.,

Non-biodegradable
 Paper: notebooks, books, magazines, newspapers, cardboard
 Plastic: broken articles, water covers, milk covers, oil covers, carry bags, mineral water bottles, chocolate wrappers, paste tubes
 Metal: aluminium foils, iron pieces, copper, steel, tablet covers
 Glass: bottles, broken pieces
 Wood, Cloth
 Leather: torn slippers and bags,
 Rubber: slippers
 Electric wires, powerless batteries, fused bulbs and tubelights, electronic waste etc.,


General Instructions

• Bring your two waste baskets, immediately after you hear the bell ring in the morning.
• If you cannot be at home when the tricycle arrives, keep the waste bin in a safe place, where no animals can reach and inform the workers.
• If for some reason, the tricycle does not come in the morning, please store your waste inside till it comes the next day.
• If there are large volumes of garden waste or big items like mattress or broken furniture etc. for disposal, inform us during the morning collection. We will come again in the afternoon with an empty tricycle to collect your waste.
• If there are dead animals in your vicinity, inform us.
• Dust collected by sweeping your home can be disposed off in the garden.
• Do not litter or burn the waste.
• Do not throw garbage into empty plots or drains.
• Do not call the workers for your personal work during their work time. You may employ them outside working hours and pay them appropriately for their extra work.
• Inform us in advance when you plan a family function / get together. We will arrange for a special collection from your doorstep.
• Please pack sanitary napkins using paper (not plastic) and tie it with a red cotton string provided and deposit it in the red bin.
• Please pack Non-Vegetarian waste using thick paper (not plastic) and tie it with green colour string provided and deposit it in the green bin.
 Egg shells can be thrown in unwanted/used plastic covers and then in to the green bins to avoid their mixing up with the organic materials.
 If your house does not have a garden, a mud pot could be used for throwing fine dust collected after sweeping.
 Senior people defecate in carry bags, this can be avoided by putting castor oil (lubricant) to their tumblers and disposing the waste in to the toilet/Pit. The same can be done for dogs.
 E-waste can be kept in the house. It would be collected once a week.
 Sending your servant/gardener/security guard for meetings would train them to adopt this method.
 Washing hands in dustbins or throwing liquid in dustbins should be avoided.
 Do not place a carry bag in the dustbin. It reduces efficiency. Bins can be washed daily.
 Washing the cans, pickle jars and sauce bottles once, before discarding keeps the dustbin liquid free.
 Hair from combs is the costliest unit of garbage. It can be stored in bags which can then be collected every two months or sold by the
 Garbage should be dispatched every 12 hours time, Delay must be avoided.
 If you have any complaints about the behaviour of the workers, please inform us.
Please give us your constructive feedback on the programme


Exnora Green Cross - Vellore
1/15, Kesavapillai street, Ist cross, Sainathapuram, Vellore 632001.
Vellore District, Tamil Nadu, India
Phone : 0416-2263500 / 0416-2264500 (Off) Cell: +91 - 94433 - 18523
email : velloresrini@hotmail.com