Bhopal
For urban hygiene, the existing pile of organic-essential waste remains a big challenge. It is like a burden on the resources of the municipal corporation. The tendency to separate the waste coming out of the houses has not been developed. In such a situation, Bhopal Municipal Corporation is going to start a unique waste cafe as a cleanliness solution center. It is being built at Phulwari, Bittan Market and Boat Club of three different parts of Bhopal. It will get food or catering and daily use items instead of plastic, paper, electric and electronic waste. If someone wants to take cash in exchange for this, this cafe will buy five rupees higher at the market rate. For example, if one kilo of plastic waste is being sold in the market at Rs 15 per kg, then the garbage cafe will buy it at the rate of Rs 20 per kg.
Cleanliness solution will be done through garbage cafe
This cleanliness solution center named Garbage Cafe will be operated by women of self-help groups. If the destitute needy in this cafe also brings some garbage, then they will get to eat dishes like chickpeas. Apart from this, they will be able to buy items of food and daily use available in the cafe instead of waste. This initiative will also strengthen the spirit of “earn and eat”. Municipal corporation officials say that about 500 tonnes of plastic waste is released every month in Bhopal. It has 200 tons of restricted pages. Electronic waste and iron, lead, paper garbage also arrive with large quantities of garbage. It is very expensive to separate it at garbage collection and segregation centers. Through the garbage cafe, this waste will be collected separately and through vendors, recycling or decentization plants will be easily delivered.
Such items will be found in the cafe
This unique cafe will have a cooked food and breakfast available. Apart from this, lentils, rice, flour, coarse grains, salt, oil, pickle, papad, big, salty, bottled water, terracotta, clothes, decorative items and eco -friendly items will also be available. They will also be produced by self-help groups.
People will also be able to connect with mobile app
Garbage Cafe is also launching a mobile app to connect more and more people with this initiative. People associated with it will be able to sell garbage sitting at home. Cafe’s RRR (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) Mobile Van will go to the house and buy garbage. Instead, the seller will be given coupons. Cash can be taken by bringing this coupon cafe, or in purchasing the same price. This center will not be limited to waste management only. It will also become a model of public awareness, women empowerment and employment generation towards environment- Anjita Sabalk, Sanitation Ambassador, Municipal Corporation
Start of Garbage Cafe
The Municipal Corporation is working on this important project. The garbage cafe is going to start at Phulwari and Boat Club of the market this month. Bittan will start in the market then. We hope that through this the people of the city will be more aware of waste- Malti Rai, Mayor Municipal Corporation Bhopal