SWaCH launches diaper disposal labels

PRESS RELEASE
SWaCH launches labels for appropriate disposal of diapers!!
Each day waste pickers have to directly handle hundreds of soiled sanitary pads and diapers ( baby and adult). This is not
only degrading, but is also a threat to their health. SWaCH has designed a S.T Dispo bag which is an identifiable
newspaper bag for the appropriate disposal of soiled sanitary pads. However, there has been an urgent need to look
into the appropriate disposal of soiled diapers as well.
Responding to this need SWaCH has designed an identifiable label for the disposal of
soiled diapers. Bright yellow in color, the label ( which is in sticker form) should be
stuck around a bag containing soiled diapers.
The labels are priced at Rs. 2 per label and come in sheets of 10.
“ This is a most welcome innovation. Once we see this label, we won’t have to open
the bag to see if it contains any recyclables” says Shobha Kamble a SWaCH member
working in Kasba peth.
Over the past two years SWaCH has been repeatedly trying to contact sanitary towels (S.Ts) and diaper manufacturing
companies to discuss sustainable methods of disposal of their products. According to the provisions of Extended
Producer’s Responsibility (EPR) included in the Plastic Waste (Management and Handling) Rules 2011, notified by the
Ministry of Environment and Forests on 4th February, 2011, the producers are required to finance, and organize a
system for environmentally sound management of waste (especially non-biodegradable waste) generated from their
products and to take responsibility for the end of life of their products Sanitary pads and diapers cannot be recycled and
are not biodegradable either. Companies need to look into the entire life cycle of their products – this includes issues
related to direct handling as well as sustainable disposal.
Wastepickers are suffering due to the complete inaction of these manufacturing companies. SWaCH therefore has time
and again had to develop strategies and products to ensure that the health and dignity of wastepickers is preserved. This
diaper disposal label is another step in this direction.
To place an order, citizens can either call the SWaCH helpline 9765999500 or email swachcoop@gmail.com.
Wastepickers truly hope that people understand the importance of using these identifiable labels. Why should they have
to directly handle someone else’s bodily waste??
For further information please call Manisha Desai on 9765405455

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