Twice a day collection model in St. Thomas Mount-cum-Pallavaram Cantonment Board
The St. Thomas Mount-cum-Pallavaram Cantonment Board has implemented the 'Vellore Model' for waste management. This system uses frequent collection intervals and source segregation to convert waste into resources efficiently.
Why it matters
It demonstrates a scalable, decentralized model for urban waste management that prioritizes resource recovery over landfilling.
Green tri-cycles trundles down the commercial streets in Pallavaram, picking up waste from shops every four hours to be transported to a secondary segregation unit less than a kilometre away. Here 14 workers are engaged in sorting recyclables into different categories, and the biodegradable waste is separated for composting.
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