News Desk. Garbage management remains the biggest challenge in the country today. The biggest challenge in this is the execution of sanitary pads. Karad city of Maharashtra made people aware of the ill effects of sanitary pads thrown in the open after use.
The example is set. City Council Karad is teaching the execution of sanitary pads for the whole country today.
The garbage collection vehicle in the city has a separate box for the collection of sanitary waste. To ensure proper disposal of this, sweepers collect this waste separately, so that only appropriate materials can be burnt.
Women’s organization
The Karad Municipal Council (KMC) worked closely with women, which formed women groups, which played a major role in raising awareness about proper sanitary waste disposal and separation in residential areas. To facilitate this, separate red coaches have been installed in public toilets across the city, making it easier for women to settle sanitary waste responsibly.
Learn to wrap in paper before throwing
These organizations also encourage schools to set up sanitary pads vending machines and settlement systems. In addition, the IEC team of the city promotes hygiene disposal practices. During this time, women and children are made aware to wrap the sanitary pads in the garbage after using sanitary pads.
Garbage is destroyed in high temperatures
According to the report of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, about 300-350 kg from homes, hospitals in Karad Nagar. This waste is collected in a separate compartment in the garbage collection vehicle. This waste is sorted and burnt in a high temperature machine by the Karad Hospital Association. The gas released from it is filtered. All this work is done under the supervision of the State Pollution Controller Board. The Karad Municipal Council and Karad Hospital Association work together to get this waste disposed.
The spread of diseases is stopped
The better sanitary waste management system in the city of Karad has positively affected both public health and environmental stability. This has reduced the financial burden on Karad Municipal Council. Attack at high temperatures of sanitary waste has greatly reduced health risk and pollution. This has also ensured the safety of the sanitation workers handling the waste. The city has prevented environmental erosion by eliminating dumping of sanitary waste in open dumping and it has prevented the spread of diseases.