Dry waste
Bangalore- The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has at last determined to take up the task of resolving garbage issue following the directions of the court. BBMP Commissioner has issued a memo listing officers who have to follow up with the court’s directions and ascertain that everything is done accordingly and within the given time. [...] Continue Reading »
Bangalore- A new temporary landfill for dumping wet waste has been identified and approved by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB). Being located in Chikkanagamangala village of Sarjapura hobli in the outskirts of Bangalore, the new landfill covers an area of around 94 acres, which will be the destination to dump 2,500-3,000 tonnes of [...] Continue Reading »
As garbage disposal remains a crucial issue, some apartments dwellers in Bangalore have taken up segregating waste at its source in their apartment complexes. Residents are following different models for the purpose. In the first model, small quantity of waste generated in households is easily segregated into wet waste (kitchen waste) and dry waste (plastic, [...] Continue Reading »
Waste segregation is a major issue faced by the waste collectors in the cities. For this reason, the residents are taught the benefits of segregating the dry and wet waste before dumping them. Waste collectors in Pimpri-Chinchwad have been facing a tough time segregating wastes as Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has failed to spread awareness [...] Continue Reading »
