Gurgaon: For Swachh Survekshan 2022, Gurgaon Municipal Corporation (MCG) officials and other government employees will soon set up household composting units to encourage people to reduce the amount of waste. landfill sites. A domestic composting unit was set up at the residence of mcg commissioner Mukesh Kumar Ahuja Civil Lines on Friday
“We have started from the house of the MCG chief. We have targeted to reach 40,000 households and are already in talks NGOs and RWA. Some units will be provided free of cost to the residents,” said a senior MCG official. According to the officials of e-Swachh, a private waste management The agency which is setting up home compost units, each unit having two bins of 10 liters capacity which can be installed on balconies, terraces or any other outdoor area at a cost of Rs 2,000. The kitchen waste or dried leaves need to be cut into small pieces, mix it with coco peat or sawdust in the bin and add bio-enzymes to it.
“Our team has explained the entire process to the MCG commissioner and trained our staff to make compost using our kits, which include home composter bins, coco peat and serum (bio-enzyme). It converts wet waste into compost within 15 days. Gaurav Wahi, Co-Founder, e-Swachh said, The entire process is odorless and worm free.
Meanwhile, MCG chief Ahuja appealed to residents to adopt household compost and play a role in making Gurgaon a clean and garbage free city. “Everyone should segregate their waste. With household composting, wet waste can be turned into compost, which will certainly reduce the amount of waste that usually ends up in landfills,” he said. He also directed the 26 empaneled agencies to ensure that the waste management is done properly by the bulk waste generators.
“We have started from the house of the MCG chief. We have targeted to reach 40,000 households and are already in talks NGOs and RWA. Some units will be provided free of cost to the residents,” said a senior MCG official. According to the officials of e-Swachh, a private waste management The agency which is setting up home compost units, each unit having two bins of 10 liters capacity which can be installed on balconies, terraces or any other outdoor area at a cost of Rs 2,000. The kitchen waste or dried leaves need to be cut into small pieces, mix it with coco peat or sawdust in the bin and add bio-enzymes to it.
“Our team has explained the entire process to the MCG commissioner and trained our staff to make compost using our kits, which include home composter bins, coco peat and serum (bio-enzyme). It converts wet waste into compost within 15 days. Gaurav Wahi, Co-Founder, e-Swachh said, The entire process is odorless and worm free.
Meanwhile, MCG chief Ahuja appealed to residents to adopt household compost and play a role in making Gurgaon a clean and garbage free city. “Everyone should segregate their waste. With household composting, wet waste can be turned into compost, which will certainly reduce the amount of waste that usually ends up in landfills,” he said. He also directed the 26 empaneled agencies to ensure that the waste management is done properly by the bulk waste generators.
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