The Hindu           18.03.2011

Get ready to segregate your garbage

WHOSE RESPONSIBILITY? Participants at a public consultation said that BBMP could provide incentives to people to not dump toxic waste along with the garbage. — FILE PHOTO: K. GOPINATHAN

Disposal of tonnes of solid waste generated in Bangalore city is a daunting task handled by the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP). The civic authority now proposes to bring in a new system to encourage segregation of waste at source, i.e., by residents itself. The BBMP is likely to float new tenders for the system.

A public consultation on the tender was organised by CIVIC and residential welfare associations here earlier in the week. The participants said that there was need for more clarity on the tenders.

They discussed the disposal of toxic waste and suggested that the BBMP could provide incentives to people to not dump toxic waste, such as batteries, bulbs and tube lights, along with dry waste. They also suggested installation of manually operated garbage collection booths at market places on the lines of the one in Malleswaram.

Debris for roads

Gangadhara Swamy, BBMP's Executive Engineer (SWM), claimed that the civic authority was contemplating a proposal to use construction debris for laying roads. The BBMP was trying to get contractors to deposit the debris at certain places, which would then be used to construct roads.