Get cash for trash
In a unique service, a private firm collects waste from homes at a time convenient to residents and offers money in return
Yogesh Avasthi, Hemington James
Posted On Friday, December 24, 2010 (http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/index.aspx?Page=article§name=News%20-%20Latest§id=2&contentid=201012242010122419471773291576123)
Garbage: Don’t throw it, sell it. A firm that recycles paper has now started a service wherein it will collect dry waste — used paper, bottles, scrap metal, plastic bags and even clunkers (rusty vehicles) — from your house and offer you cash in return.
The company, Kothari Waspap, has introduced 35 vans under the name ‘Wealth Out of Waste’ (WOW) for this purpose.
What is more interesting is that unlike pastiwallahs, who come on their own sweet time, these garbage vans will visit your locality or building at a time that is convenient to you. You have to only make a phone call to earn cash from trash. The firm claims this is first of its kind door-to-door service wherein money will be offered on collection of not just old newspapers, but all other types of dry waste.
PASTI IS NOW PRECIOUS
“These days, no one has the time to wait for the pastiwallah. People want to get things done at their convenience. Our initiative is aimed at making disposal of waste a faster and simpler process,” the chairman of Kothari Group, Indravadan Kothari, said. “We offer higher rates for dry trash than vendors.”
He said that ‘WOW’ vans would collect even rusty and rickety vehicles. “However, anyone who wants to sell a vehicle as scrap will have to show us the documents of ownership,” he said. Kothari Waspap has been collecting recycling waste, mostly paper, since 1942.
The director of the company, Vijay Kothari, said that the response to the ‘WOW’ initiative was encouraging. “People are happy as they can get rid of trash at their convenience and earn money,” he said. The crew of ‘WOW’ vans wear uniforms and visit homes with electronic weighing devices. “Our staff has been taught good public conduct. Even when angry pastiwallahs try to pick a fight out of fear of losing customers, our employees remain calm,” he said.
The 35 garbage vans were put on road this month itself. “We launched the first van on December 2. We now plan to add another 15,” Vijay said.
A resident of Mitramilan Society in Naranpura, Tanu Patel, said that she had sold 10 kg of dry waste to the firm. “I saw one of their vans in my society. I enquired and learnt that it offered better rates than pastiwallahs,” she said. “It’s a hassle-free service. All I have to do is make a call and give a suitable time.”
Yogesh Avasthi, Hemington James
Posted On Friday, December 24, 2010 (http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/index.aspx?Page=article§name=News%20-%20Latest§id=2&contentid=201012242010122419471773291576123)
Garbage: Don’t throw it, sell it. A firm that recycles paper has now started a service wherein it will collect dry waste — used paper, bottles, scrap metal, plastic bags and even clunkers (rusty vehicles) — from your house and offer you cash in return.
The company, Kothari Waspap, has introduced 35 vans under the name ‘Wealth Out of Waste’ (WOW) for this purpose.
What is more interesting is that unlike pastiwallahs, who come on their own sweet time, these garbage vans will visit your locality or building at a time that is convenient to you. You have to only make a phone call to earn cash from trash. The firm claims this is first of its kind door-to-door service wherein money will be offered on collection of not just old newspapers, but all other types of dry waste.
PASTI IS NOW PRECIOUS
“These days, no one has the time to wait for the pastiwallah. People want to get things done at their convenience. Our initiative is aimed at making disposal of waste a faster and simpler process,” the chairman of Kothari Group, Indravadan Kothari, said. “We offer higher rates for dry trash than vendors.”
He said that ‘WOW’ vans would collect even rusty and rickety vehicles. “However, anyone who wants to sell a vehicle as scrap will have to show us the documents of ownership,” he said. Kothari Waspap has been collecting recycling waste, mostly paper, since 1942.
The director of the company, Vijay Kothari, said that the response to the ‘WOW’ initiative was encouraging. “People are happy as they can get rid of trash at their convenience and earn money,” he said. The crew of ‘WOW’ vans wear uniforms and visit homes with electronic weighing devices. “Our staff has been taught good public conduct. Even when angry pastiwallahs try to pick a fight out of fear of losing customers, our employees remain calm,” he said.
The 35 garbage vans were put on road this month itself. “We launched the first van on December 2. We now plan to add another 15,” Vijay said.
A resident of Mitramilan Society in Naranpura, Tanu Patel, said that she had sold 10 kg of dry waste to the firm. “I saw one of their vans in my society. I enquired and learnt that it offered better rates than pastiwallahs,” she said. “It’s a hassle-free service. All I have to do is make a call and give a suitable time.”
