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Green
Alchemists
in India
The collection, transport, treatment,
and disposal of waste is known as Ar. Taru Rawat, a GRIHA
waste management. A health and Certified Professional, is working
environment hazard, waste needs to with M Moser Associates in
be effectively managed, else it turns design and sustainability
toxic and causes air, water, and ground projects in Corporate Interiors.
pollution. Ar. Taru Rawat in this article She has more than six years of
draws our attention to the importance work experience, including a
of waste collection and mentions a few four-year stint with a French
initiatives that have been undertaken design studio. She can be reached
to combat this problem. at tarurawat@outlook.com
Background The concentration of urban
population in a few large cities has
Waste management has always been a concern considering the stories we read
every day wherein marine life is endangered and the landfills are a menace. We led to a tremendous pressure on civic
have a large knowledge network equipped with software, theories, and researches infrastructure systems, such as water
catering to waste management but it is not sufficient to actually deal with the supply, sewerage and drainage, solid
problems in real life. Approximately 65 million tonnes of garbage is created every waste management, parks and open
year and not more than 30 per cent is recycled; shockingly, at least 75 per cent can spaces, transport, and so on. These
be easily achievable. The main awareness and understanding required here is the have resulted in the city environment
type of waste generated and the level to which it can be recycled. deteriorating considerably and in
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Alchemists
in India
The collection, transport, treatment,
and disposal of waste is known as Ar. Taru Rawat, a GRIHA
waste management. A health and Certified Professional, is working
environment hazard, waste needs to with M Moser Associates in
be effectively managed, else it turns design and sustainability
toxic and causes air, water, and ground projects in Corporate Interiors.
pollution. Ar. Taru Rawat in this article She has more than six years of
draws our attention to the importance work experience, including a
of waste collection and mentions a few four-year stint with a French
initiatives that have been undertaken design studio. She can be reached
to combat this problem. at tarurawat@outlook.com
Background The concentration of urban
population in a few large cities has
Waste management has always been a concern considering the stories we read
every day wherein marine life is endangered and the landfills are a menace. We led to a tremendous pressure on civic
have a large knowledge network equipped with software, theories, and researches infrastructure systems, such as water
catering to waste management but it is not sufficient to actually deal with the supply, sewerage and drainage, solid
problems in real life. Approximately 65 million tonnes of garbage is created every waste management, parks and open
year and not more than 30 per cent is recycled; shockingly, at least 75 per cent can spaces, transport, and so on. These
be easily achievable. The main awareness and understanding required here is the have resulted in the city environment
type of waste generated and the level to which it can be recycled. deteriorating considerably and in
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