Despite the Coimbatore Corporation claiming that all 34 micro composting centres in the city are functioning smoothly, recent visits to some of these centres have revealed inconsistencies in waste management practices. The MCC set up on the Thudiyalur market premises to process 4.5 tonnes of biodegradable waste per day has been out of order since January 2024. While stakeholders have …
Seven Micro Composting Centres in Coimbatore continue to remain non-functional despite several orders from the National Green Tribunal to the Coimbatore Corporation, mandating that all existing 34 MCCs become operational by January 22, 2024. Recently, the Coimbatore Integrated Waste Management Company stated in a report on the ‘Supply of Segregated Municipal Solid Waste’ that they had received 0% segregated trash …
Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation officials, at a council meeting held last week, said that a majority of the existing 34 micro composting centres have not been functioning for the last three months due to which daily waste of 1,200 tonnes is being sent to the Vellalore dump yard. Some MCCs, such as the ones at Sai Baba Colony, Peelamedu and …
