The move aims to lessen burden on garbage lifting contractors and the dumping grounds
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to set up 35 dry waste collection and processing centres across Mumbai. Five of these will be in installed in south Mumbai in areas including Fort, Churchgate, Colaba, Grant Road, Malabar Hills and Nana Chowk among others. Each centre is expected to process around 5 tonnes of dry waste daily.
The purpose of setting up these centres is to manage dry waste at the ward level rather than sending it to the dumping grounds which have already been exhausted to their capacity.
This is a part of BMC's ongoing efforts to promote the segregation of dry and wet waste, and composting of wet waste at source. The current move will help citizens to manage their dry waste with ease. "There has always been a complaint that BMC does not lift dry and wet waste separately," said a senior official from BMC's Solid Waste Management (SWM) Department.
The cost of each centre will vary depending on its processing capacity. "The machine will cost between Rs 2.2 lakh to 7 lakh as per the capacity it will process," said an official from the SWM Department. "We are taking a number of measures to bring down the quantity of waste being dumped at the city's dumping grounds every day," added the official.
Over the past six months, the civic body has brought down daily waste generation to 7,500 MT from 9,400 MT.
In addition, the civic body is buying around 350 new garbage compactors for its SWM department which will have separate sections for carrying dry, wet and electronic waste. This aims to put an end to the contract system for carrying dry and wet waste separately. The new garbage compactors will have around 85 per cent space for wet waste and 10 per cent for dry waste. The remaining space will be used for electronic waste. "With an increase in the amount of waste generated in the city, it is becoming difficult to manage electronic waste. The new compactor will prevent it from mixing with other waste," added the official.
The civic body has come across instances when dry waste was mixed with wet waste which led to garbage lifting contractors charging extra for carrying extra weight.
SEPARATING WASTE
- The centres will be set up in areas like Fort, Churchgate, Colaba, Grant Road, Malabar Hills and Nana Chowk.
- The aim is to manage dry waste at the ward level rather than sending it to the dumping grounds.
- Over the past six months, BMC has brought down daily waste generation to 7,500 MT.
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