“My day begins at 6 a.m, when I start my rounds for door-to-door collection of segregated waste in Mamallapuram town. I have been working here for eight years and have learnt the importance of waste segregation. I take my work very seriously; if a household or even commercial space has not segregated waste, I refuse to collect it from them. My job is also to make people understand where their garbage goes and what happens to it. In fact, my family does it too! I am happy I have a stable job and one where I keep my town clean!”