Composting santhe by BBMP turns a hit

BENGALURU: From providing unique solutions related to waste management, composting, gardening to highlighting the importance of using bio-enzymes, menstrual hygiene products and recycled products and offering a choice to buy such products, the ward 85 – Doddanekhundi’s Composting Santhe held at AECS Layout’s Water Tank Ground on Sunday brought a perfect end to this long festive weekend.
Organised by Whitefield Rising in association with Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), the very first composting santhe of Mahadevpura constituency saw several entrepreneurs from Whitefield contributing to waste management in their own ways.
“Rent-A-Cutlery, a venture promoting to refuse disposables by renting cutlery for events, ReStore- a store encouraging reusing of articles so that someone else can benefit from what his/her neighbour rejects and Rimagined – a platform promoting upcycling or recycling and supporting livelihood of several women in the neighbourhood stood as exemplary at the santhe, inspiring the visitors to adopt similar methods for a waste-free and green environment,” said Anuradha Govind, ward 85 volunteer and part of the santhe organising team from Whitefield Rising.
Several residents along with their children spent their Sunday at the santhe learning about new composting solutions and eco alternatives. Also, marking the celebration of World Kitchen Gardening Day on August 27, a workshop on kitchen gardening for children was the major attraction at the santhe.
“More than 60 kids participated in the gardening workshop. They proudly took back the sapling they had planted. Many more watched it as we had to restrict our registrations,” added Anuradha.
The breakfast that was served at the santhe was also a zero waste event where reusable cutlery was used for food and beverages were served in steel glasses.