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Decentralized: New Waste Management Methods in Alleppey, India

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“The Venice of the East” is a common name for Alleppey, Kerala, India, where houseboat tours of the city’s historic canals are a popular tourist attraction. But, what tourists may not see is what lies in the smaller canals in the residential areas. Image by Katelyn Weisbrod. India, 2019.
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Kerala: How to Waste

Alleppey, India, a tropical, tourist town connected by streams and canals, is facing the challenge...

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A system for aerobically treating wastewater in Chathanad Colony is one example of decentralized waste management, a technique of dealing with waste in a community where conventional methods are not as feasible. Image by Katelyn Weisbrod. India, 2019.
A system for aerobically treating wastewater in Chathanad Colony is one example of decentralized waste management, a technique of dealing with waste in a community where conventional methods are not as feasible. Image by Katelyn Weisbrod. India, 2019.

Several groups in Alleppey are coming together to clean up the tourist town's canals by rerouting garbage and sewage from the community in an effort to revitalize the town.

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