Mon Jan 27 11:14:50 IST 2025: ## Local Residents’ Association Hosts 10th Annual Waste Collection Drive

**Chennai, January 27, 2025** – The Residents of Kasturbanagar Association (ROKA) is gearing up for its tenth annual waste collection drive, scheduled for February 1st and 2nd, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Themed “Together We Can,” the drive will operate across five collection centers.

Since 2018, ROKA has diverted nearly 60 metric tons of waste through its collection drives, contributing significantly to effective waste processing. This year’s drive will accept a wide range of recyclable materials, including clothing, footwear, bags, e-waste, tablet strips, ballpoint pens, mattresses (Adyar location only), X-ray films, glass bottles, plastics, and newspapers/books. Items must be clean and dry to be accepted.

The initiative involves numerous apartment communities and residents’ associations across several Chennai neighborhoods, including Perumbakkam, Adambakkam, Kotturpuram, Nawab Gardens, Vadapalani, and Karpagam Gardens. Recycle Mart, SPRECO Recycling Pvt. Ltd., and Wasted 360 are partnering in the recycling efforts.

Collection points will be located at: (Specific addresses not provided in original text, but mentioned locations include): The Public Gym, Sivakamipuram Second Cross in Thiruvanmiyur; the Spreco recycling facility in West Tambaram; and Singaravelan Oceanside Welfare Association (SOWA) in Chinna Neelankarai, along with two other unspecified locations.

For further details, residents can contact 86674 99135.

Read More