The current scenario of our planet earth is known to all. The natural resources, be it the land or a water body, are being degraded by human activities. Kabadiwalas, now shifted to online kabadiwala play a crucial role in segregating the scrap and making sure the recyclables get recycled and not dumped into the landfills! …
The Kabadiwala or scrap dealer Whenever we come across the term kabadiwala or scrap dealer, we imagine a cart full of scrap, being pulled by a person. The person is known as a scrap dealer or a scrap merchant. A kabadiwala is a dealer who buys the scrap at a reasonable rate and provides it …
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Recently, one of Swapeco’s blog series posts was on the growing biomedical waste management crisis amid the COVID-19 health situation and we are back with updated information released on the 6th of August. According to the Inquirer and The Strait Times, India is currently generating more than 710 tonnes of biomedical waste on a daily …
India has the second-largest population in the world, with more than 1.3 billion people, yet it is home to one of the worst waste management structures in the world. With rising economic inequality, India’s irresponsible waste management systems have left the relatively poor to suffer from polluted rivers to severe air pollution. In addition, a …
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Swapeco would like to reiterate the series of initiatives that ensure the safest process of scrap pickups. In light of the COVID-19 sanitary crisis, we are committed to the social distancing movement and alleviation of the pandemic. Under our Zero Contact scrap Pickups, we have four main initiatives that we are determined to follow during …
Waste management and recycling in India falls under one of the primary categories of environmental concern. The waste management and recycling market in India is expected to reach 15 billion USD by 2025 with an annual growth rate of 7%. With the Indian economy growing at an unprecedented rate with a soaring urban population and …
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Among the series of issues that India currently faces with improper waste management, one of the greatest concerns is wastewater management. Recently, an estimated 60% of Indian households were not aware of the proper management of wastewater and has prompted the government to launch a major latrine-building initiative that aimed to provide access to clean …
The outbreak of COVID-19 has been disproportionately affecting certain stakeholders in India––most notably, sanitation workers and health workers. The rising predicament of ineffective biomedical waste management was a factor for further concern regarding the working conditions of workers in India. The highly contagious virus has been threatening sanitation workers as COVID-19 patients have to discard …
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A health worker moves bio-waste containers at a clinic in Wuhan.
What Is Waste Segregation? Waste segregation is a distinction between wet waste and dry waste for proper disposal. Recently, we see different colour dustbins being placed up for people to throw their garbage in different parts of the cities. Well, knowing what kind of trash belongs to what bin and waste segregation at the source …