Dhapa-Have you ever heard of it? It is a dump site that lies on the
fringes of eastern Kolkata. It has been in existence for many
years. The people of Dhapa, much ahead of conservation thinkers,
have been doing the 'dirty' work. They work barefoot, but have a
positive ecological footprint. Nowhere else is a low-carbon option
for urban waste management so clearly demonstrated as in Dhapa. And
yet not many have heard of the place or the small community of
waste pickers that inhabits it. This small yet powerful book
documents the lives of the trash diggers who serve society,
sincerely and silently, unsung, unremarked, and un-respected. It
brings to light the utility of waste pickers in the context of
proliferation of city waste, the urgent need for cost-effective
waste management in third-world countries, and why we must
understand existing best practices in waste management and adopt
environment-friendly options of managing solid waste.
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