Presentation for Primary Collectors - Door to Door - Solid Waste Management

1. Together We Can
Make It Happen!
Reduce the Risk to Public Health
through Better Management of
the Wastes We Generate
Presentation for Primary Collectors

2. Door to Door Collection
Waste is mostly collected from
Households through door to door
collection. Door to door collection was
introduced in Hyderabad about a decade
ago
 To improve efficiency in solid waste
collection
To generate employment and livelihood
opportunities for urban poor
To reduce littering and burning of
waste.
Today most households, shops and
establishments are covered through door
to door collection.

3. Types of Waste Generated at Households
Garden, Vegetable / Fruit, Food
Paper, Plastic, Metal, Glass
Construction Debris, Household Hazardous & Bio-Medical
Waste

4. Segregated & Mixed Waste

5. Vehicles, Equipment and Tools for Primary Collection

6. Collection from Households
•Households and Shops covered in an area by a
primary collector.
•Scheduling of Collection Activity.
•Type of vehicle, quantities collected per day,
number of trips to dumper bins to empty cart
and separate collection of wet and dry waste if
segregation is happening.
•Collection in different residential areas like
individual houses, colony, apartments, gated
communities etc.,
•Coordination of collection activity with other
conservancy workers, servants, watchmen and
sweepers.
•Saturation and extension of services.

7. Dos & Don’ts during Collection
Announce, ring or whistle before
entering premises
Greet, Wish, Salute (Good Morning,
Namaste, Salaam etc.,)
Collect in presence of member of
household, servant or watchman
Safely Handle Waste, Personal
Protection while Handling
Do not litter while carrying waste
Promote segregation and minimum two
bins for segregation wherever possible.

8. User Fees collection from different Environments
•Regular monthly fees
•Charges for extra waste handling generated from special
events like functions and festivals (Inaam) at households
•User fee collection from individual households, housing
societies or RWA

9. Segregation, Separation, Sorting
At Source, while collecting
Near Dumper Bin

10. Benefits of Segregation – Conversion of Waste into Resource
Biodegradable: Garden, Vegetable, Fruit, Food Waste into organic fertilizer, soil conditioner
and manure. Soiled waste paper that cannot be taken for recycling can be decomposed
with other biodegradable waste.
Reuse & Recycling: Paper, Plastic and Metal. Clean used paper and paper boards. PET, LDPE,
HDPE, PP, PVC etc., Aluminum, Iron, Steel, Copper, Tin etc. Tyres, Glass etc.,
Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF): Tree branches, wood, coconut shells etc. Used Cloth. Non
recyclable plastic & mixed materials such as printed plastic packaging of biscuits, chips,
tobacco, pan masala, plastic coated paper cups etc., RDF can be used for generation of heat
or electricity.
With the recovery of useful resources, waste for dumping & landfill is reduced.

11. Composition of Waste

12. Storage, Disposal & Sale of Collected Waste
Biodegradable: Dumper Bin in the absence of Community
Composting Facility
Reusable & Recyclable Material: Scrap Dealers. Terms of Trade
with Scrap Dealers. Fair Trade Practices. Prices of different
Reusable & Recyclable materials recoverable from waste.
Periodicity of Disposal – daily, weekly, fortnightly etc. Storage prior
to Disposal. Negotiation for better price – mixed lots, value
addition from additional segregation, separation and sorting,
single lot of particular material
Refuse Derived Fuel RDF: Dumper Bin, in separate bin or
compartment if provided for
Construction Debris, Domestic Hazardous and Bio Medical Waste:
In separate bins for their collection provided for by Municipality.

13. Secondary Collection
Coordinate with Secondary Collectors to remove and replace filled bins with empty ones
before they overflow.
Where there are no secondary bins, coordinate collection from open points with tractor
trailer or compactor.
Keep area around dumper bin clean and suitable for removal of reusable and recyclable
material from mixed waste before dumping in bin.