How can you tell if a waste is wet or dry?
Wet waste is all the kitchen waste that we produce. This can include vegetable peels, used tea, fruits, leftovers, etc. This is biodegradable organic waste that can also be composted. Dry waste comprises paper, glass, plastic, cardboard, styrofoam, rubber, metal, food packaging material, etc.
What does BBMP do with wet waste?

The BBMP will provide for daily collection of wet waste at the gate or doorstep or at the nearest common access point. The BBMP has also instructed people to unload wet waste directly into the bins or vehicles brought to the citizens’ doorstep or the nearest access point.
Which Colour is dry waste?
blue-coloured
While the green bins are meant for wet waste, which is mostly organic in nature and can be composted, the blue-coloured boxes are for dry waste that can be recycled.
How do you segregate waste on BBMP?
How do I practice waste management at home?

- Keep separate containers for dry and wet waste in the kitchen.
- Keep two bags for dry waste collection- paper and plastic , for the rest of the household waste.
- Keep plastic from the kitchen clean and dry and drop into the dry waste bin.
- Send wet waste out of the home daily.
What are the examples of dry waste?
Examples of dry waste:
- Contaminated soils.
- Dried chemicals that are in scrapable amounts on various surfaces.
- Ethidium bromide or acrylamide gels.
- Extremely hazardous waste containers.
- Debris that is contaminated with extremely hazardous substances.
What are the examples of wet waste?
Definition of Wet Waste (Refuse): All other waste items not accepted in the ‘dry waste’ bag (dirty waste)
Is cat litter dry or wet waste?
Cat waste is generally not very dry or very wet. Formed and as such. Problem with the waste is, it is wet.
Which bin is used for wet waste?
The Green-coloured dustbins are meant for wet and bioderadable wastes. For eg: kitchen wastes including vegetables and fruits skins. 2. Blue dustbins are meant for disposal of plastic wrappers and non-bioderadable wastes.
Which dustbin is used for dry waste?
Blue
Blue and Green Dustbins are used to segregate two different kinds of wastes, Green one is for wet waste and blue coloured dustbin is for dry waste. In municipalities, Blue coloured bins are used for collecting materials that are recyclable.
Which dustbin is used for wet waste?
Green-coloured dustbins
The Green-coloured dustbins are meant for wet and bioderadable wastes. For eg: kitchen wastes including vegetables and fruits skins. 2. Blue dustbins are meant for disposal of plastic wrappers and non-bioderadable wastes.
Which bin is used for dry waste?
Blue and Green Dustbins are used to segregate two different kinds of wastes, Green one is for wet waste and blue coloured dustbin is for dry waste.
How do I dispose of cat poop in Bangalore?
The instruction on disposing pet waste for many apartment communities in Bengaluru is, ‘Wrap the pet poop in a newspaper and give it as reject waste, along with your regular sanitary waste/domestic hazardous waste’.
Which Colour dustbin is used for wet waste?
1. The Green-coloured dustbins are meant for wet and bioderadable wastes. For eg: kitchen wastes including vegetables and fruits skins.
Which colour dustbin is used for wet waste?
What are the different Colours of bins?
The colours used for the different types of recycling and waste bins can vary from business to business, however these are the colours commonly used:
- BLUE: Paper and cardboard.
- GREEN: Glass bottles and jars.
- RED – Plastic bottles and packaging.
- GREY or BLACK –Tins and cans.
What is blue and green dustbin?
1. The Green-coloured dustbins are meant for wet and bioderadable wastes. For eg: kitchen wastes including vegetables and fruits skins. 2. Blue dustbins are meant for disposal of plastic wrappers and non-bioderadable wastes.
What is liquid waste?
Liquid waste can be defined as such Liquids as wastewater, fats, oils or grease (FOG), used oil, liquids, solids, gases, or sludges and hazardous household liquids. These liquids that are hazardous or potentially harmful to human health or the environment.
What are examples of liquid waste?
5 examples of liquid waste:
- Domestic Sewage. Domestic sewage waste refers to the waste and products from a residential septic tank.
- Domestic Holding Tank Waste. Domestic holding tank waste is waste pumped from a sealed tank that doesn’t have a drain field.
- Commercial Wastewater.
- Industrial Waste.
- Runoff Waste.