"It’s a big achievement,” says Padmanabhan Gopalan, a 23-year-old entrepreneur. He is talking about the 5,200 houses in the city where people are segregating waste. From January, Padmanabhan and his young team have started a ‘no-dumping movement’ to make Coimbatore litter-free. “We want to ensure there is minimal waste in the landfill. This is possible only when we segregate waste at source. While organic waste can be used for compost or in biogas plants, dry inorganic waste like foil and metals can be sent to bottle- or paper- making units. Some high density plastics can be recycled up to eight times......................Read more

Source: The Hindu