To keep Naga Heritage Village, Kisama clean and healthy, a group of young and intelligent youths are working round the clock cleaning up the Waste at Naga Heritage Village Kisama. The Waste Management System is in operation during the Hornbill Festival since day one. The Waste Management involves three Parties namely Human Matrix, Green Guard and Material Recovery Facility (MRF).

The Human Matrix looks after the securities and collection of waste management and facility services, while Green Guard are placed in all the logistic location for easy access of waste management and the Zub Zub takes care of everything on the ground, segregation and rag picking, later the segregated waste are send to Material Recovery Facility (MRF) where the segregated waste are weighed and disposed off accordingly. According to the management, most of the wastes collected are plastic water bottles inspite of its ban and wished if the concern authority comes up with such mechanism in tackling the use of single use plastics as per the government's standing order - Ban on SUP.

(Khekiye IA)