The Hindu 22.04.2013
Corporation to number bins to improve waste collection in city
Officials to conduct a city-wide survey to study bin placement.
The Coimbatore Corporation will soon start numbering bins on roads to improve waste collection.
According to sources, each of the 3,400-odd bins will have a number and details like the street or locality where it is placed.
This
will help the Corporation to keep track of when the bins were last
cleaned, whether they were cleaned at the right time, if the bins were
without damage and also whether they served the purpose in that if they
were adequate to accommodate all the waste generated at houses and
commercial establishments in the vicinity.
The Corporation will also know how much bins it was short of, to have an efficient collection system.
The
decision to number the bins and furnish the details comes after
Commissioner G. Latha conducted a meeting with officials managing the
solid waste management programme. The city generates around 800 tonnes
waste a day.
The Commissioner had asked officials to
conduct a citywide survey to study the placement of bins, and if they
were the right bins for the area chosen.
Pattern
The
sanitary supervisors and inspectors studied the waste generation
pattern and also noted down the bin quantity in their jurisdiction.
Commissioner
Ms. Latha says that after the report is ready, the Corporation will
decide on the next course of action. The report is likely to be ready in
the next couple of days.
