Help Tourism

Help Tourism, together with Expert Klaus Schaette took the initiate to address the
waste problem as in the pilot project in Lava, Neora Valley in 2008.

What is the waste problem?

As all over India, as well in the Sunderban Jungle Camp,
all the waste is burned in a smelling and hazardous procedure; half burned plastics,
Glass and metal pieces remain. This is not an environmentally friendly practise,
especially not for the fragile ecosystem of the Sunderbans.

Mr. Schaette introduced a simple system of waste separation to avoid smell and hazardous smoke;
only burning the “light plastic” (Plastic-bags and wrappers) with paper in a self-built incinerator.

Not for burning but for recycling are Water-bottles (PET), PVC,
hard plastics (Pots, carpets, cables, Flip-flops), Glass, tins, cans!

A Dumping Pit is necessary as not all is right for burning, nor recycling.

Batteries are for separate dumping only, as collection for recycling is rare in India.

Organic waste, especially dry leaves and straw should not be burned, because they give
excellent compost!

Now the Help Tourism Sunderban Jungle Camp has additional ecology features:

• to practise waste separation, avoiding the common habit, to burn all the waste in open fire,
  exposing smell and hazardous smoke
• using the kitchen waste, to develop compost for vegetable garden and trees in compound
  - to prepare its own organic vegetable garden
• the village community is now ready to copy the system.

A similar Campaign has been introduced to the new HelpTourism Camp in Chilapata, Dooars, as well
as in Chilapata village, in the Buxa and Jaldapara Reserve and in Sukna, a village near Silguri.

Tags: Dooars, Incinerator, Klaus Schaette, Sunderbans, Waste Management

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