Deccan Herald 03.07.2013
Palike moots panel to sort waste from garbage heaps
In order to reduce the burden on
landfill sites, the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike will constitute a
panel of industries and vendors to sort out ‘best out of waste’ from
the garbage heaps in the City.
The decision to set up a
committee was among a slew of initiatives, taken in the Expert Committee
Meeting (ECM) on garbage held on Tuesday. It was decided that items
such as polythene bag, plastic bottle, glass, metal, can, rubber
collected from households or littered in public could be utilised by the
industries to recycle and reuse them.
The committee headed by
the BBMP commissioner will also consider incentives to industries and
traders who will help reduce the burden on the landfill sites. The
meeting also decided to impart special training to bulk generators,
especially hoteliers on the scientific disposal of garbage. A meeting in
this regard will be called shortly, sources said.
It was also
resolved to float new tenders for 32 packages of garbage contract. The
new tenders will have some additional norms, which have been introduced
for zero-garbage wards. The contractors will be made accountable for any
failure in ensuring litter-free wards. The Committee also decided to
expand the zero-garbage initiative to 22 more wards within a fortnight,
which will be inaugurated by the Chief Minister.
To ensure success
in the initiative, the Palike has decided to give more responsibilities
to residents’ welfare associations and non-governmental organisations.
They could be assigned the task of social audit and third party
inspection.