The Times of India 17.05.2017
Sandeep Moudgal | TNN | May 17, 2017, 06.55 AM ISTBBMP to stop lifting wet waste from complexes in bulk
BENGALURU: It looks like civic bosses of Bengaluru want bulk generators of wet waste to be more responsible for the garbage they discard. Come June, BBMP will stop lifting wet waste generated by residential and commercial complexes with 20 units or more.
The Palike is gearing up with a policy under which garbage contractors will be asked to collect only dry waste from such buildings. Those who generate wet waste in bulk will have to compost it within their buildings.
BBMP joint commissioner (health and solid waste management) Sarfaraz
Khan said the move aims to ease the pressure on landfills in and around
Bengaluru. “The garbage contractors will be soon asked to lift only dry
waste for disposal. Bulk generators can compost their waste and sell it
directly to farmers or to the BBMP or use them in their own complexes
for growing plants,” Khan said. The official added BBMP will sell the
compost to the agriculture department and it will reach farmers. After
re-classification, apartments with 20 units and more are considered bulk
generators. Earlier, they used to be complexes with 50 units or more.
Top Comment
Why
not shut down BBMP and save some tax payers money. since most of the
civic issues are handled by citizens themselves there is no role for
BBMP to play….. except sitting and taking bribe
assists in vermi composting. “Cocopeat can be used with wet waste in two
drums for composting. It does not require any advanced mechanism,” Khan
said.
Zonal offices are sending workers for door-to-door campaign to create
awareness on composting. While BBMP is keen on migrating to the advanced
level of garbage disposal, bulk generators are worried about
segregation and finding space to store the compost.
