Locality Takes Clean-Up Lead

Delhi's Trilokpuri Residents Start Segregation Of Waste Generated In Their Houses.

- Isha Gupta and Prashasti Shandilya

DELHI'S Trilokpuri residents have done what most people haven’t been able to do till date in the capital. Residents of Trilokpuri have begun segregating waste on their own which is generated from their households. The effort being made by Trilokpuri residents is part of an initiative that has been undertaken by the East Delhi Municipal Corporation.

As part of its efforts to treat waste and develop a model for solid waste management, the East Delhi Municipal Corporation has installed a 1,000 kg compost plant in Trilokpuri’s Block 13. The plant which utilises biodegradable waste from several households in the area daily can produce around 160 kilograms of manure. This waste includes fruit and vegetable peels coming from household kitchens and horticulture waste such as leaves and twigs from parks.