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She resides in an 80-sq-ft space at Indira Vasti in Aundh and has a walk-in wardrobe, a hall, a kitchen, an attached toilet and bath, and a freshly painted green wall for added appeal.

If public health benefits from the containing and reducing spread of infection were to be calculated, it would turn out to be a considerable saving to the exchequer.

“Think about how we feel when we sit down to eat our lunch or even cook a meal for our family. We use the same hands to segregate your waste and then to eat and cook. Would you be able to handle it?”

Red Dot is a new campaign geared towards teaching the public about proper and safe methods to dispose of sanitary waste.

Waste-pickers face an uphill task in gaining recognition for their important work. A Pune-based waste-pickers’ cooperative hopes to change the apathy faced by these workers.