Public dumping of waste persists in Coimbatore despite removal of garbage bins
6 months, 1 week ago

Public dumping of waste persists in Coimbatore despite removal of garbage bins

The Hindu  

Despite efforts by the Coimbatore Corporation to improve door-to-door waste collection by removing public garbage bins, illegal dumping of waste in public spaces remains widespread across the city. Mr. Boopathi explained that the Corporation has been removing bins in phases since the start of the year to reduce the volume of mixed waste. “We now plan to introduce night waste collection in commercial areas to further reduce mixed waste,” he added. In the South Zone alone, mixed waste collection has reduced from 70 tonnes in January to around 10 tonnes.” “The city needs to achieve 100% door-to-door segregated waste collection, ensuring no waste is disposed of in public spaces.

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Tiruchi Corporation identifies 92 garbage hotspots, steps up door-to-door waste collection
1 month ago

Tiruchi Corporation identifies 92 garbage hotspots, steps up door-to-door waste collection

The Hindu  

In a bid to prevent littering in public places, Tiruchi Corporation has planned to strengthen its door-to-door waste collection from shops and households. Among the steps include increasing the frequency of waste collection in densely populated localities, commercial areas, and areas with more garbage vulnerable points, deploying additional vehicles and sanitation workers to cover major streets and implementing monitoring systems …

Sanitation woes take centre stage as Gururgam preps for civic polls
1 month ago

Sanitation woes take centre stage as Gururgam preps for civic polls

Hindustan Times  

As Gurugram gears up for the municipal elections, slated for March 2, sanitation and illegal waste dumping have emerged as key voter concerns, with residents across the district expressing frustration over deteriorating hygiene and the failure of civic authorities to address the issue. Despite repeated complaints and grievances, irregular waste collection and unchecked garbage dumping persist in several areas, leading …

Neighbourhood clean-up organised in Coonoor
1 month ago

Neighbourhood clean-up organised in Coonoor

The Hindu  

About 30 people participated in a neighbourhood clean-up drive organised by the Residents of Brooklands Association of Coonoor in association with the NGO, ‘Clean Coonoor’, in Coonoor town on Saturday. With the participation of staff from the Coonoor Municipality, they cleared 1,090 kg of waste dumped mostly along the roadsides, within bushes and other “blind spots,” members of the Clean …

Coimbatore Corporation to build three new garbage transfer stations in the city
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Coimbatore Corporation to build three new garbage transfer stations in the city

The Hindu  

The Coimbatore Corporation will build three new garbage transfer stations in the city at ₹29.93 crore. The proposed three new stations will be located at the Kavundampalayam composting facility, Kovaipudur, and Peelamedu, each with the capacity to handle 200 tonnes of garbage. Corporation Commissioner M. Sivaguru Prabakaran said the transfer stations are essential for daily waste collection and solid waste …

Kovai reeks of garbage as CCMC fails to find solution to dispose off solid waste
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Kovai reeks of garbage as CCMC fails to find solution to dispose off solid waste

New Indian Express  

COIMBATORE: Residents of the city complain of stench as the Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation is facing a huge challenge in disposing off solid waste as a result of which several roads remain littered with trash. For months, CCMC has been unable to secure a competent private waste management company to handle the city’s garbage. With the city’s 100 wards generating …

Waste collection in Gurugram may see disruption as payment delays mount
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Waste collection in Gurugram may see disruption as payment delays mount

Hindustan Times  

The district’s door-to-door waste collection service faces a severe crisis as Bimalraj Outsourcing Pvt. Adding to the complications, Singh highlighted operational issues, such as residents providing mixed waste instead of segregated waste, unauthorised vendors operating within MCG’s jurisdiction, and monopolistic practices by empaneled agencies disrupting collection efforts. The illegal vendors and empanelled agencies hired to assist bulk waste generators cover …

Coimbatore Corporation submits detailed report on Vellalore landfill management, NGT hearing postponed to October
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Coimbatore Corporation submits detailed report on Vellalore landfill management, NGT hearing postponed to October

The Hindu  

In response to the concerns over waste management at the Vellalore landfill, Coimbatore Corporation has submitted a status report and action plan to the National Green Tribunal. Though the civic body promised 65 decentralised waste processing centres, only 50 have been set up, including the 34 micro composting centres, 8 material recovery facilities, 6 bio-gas plants, and 1 e-waste centre. …

Will city recover from open dumping? | Solid Waste Management pitfalls: Garbage woes persist despite Chennai Corporation’s cleaning drives
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Will city recover from open dumping? | Solid Waste Management pitfalls: Garbage woes persist despite Chennai Corporation’s cleaning drives

The Hindu  

Despite efforts by the Greater Chennai Corporation to address garbage collection issues through mass cleaning drives, residents in several parts of the city continue to face challenges. Sandhya Vedullapalli, resident of M Block in Anna Nagar and Vice President of Federation of Anna Nagar Residents Associations, said, “Generally, the ward’s supervisor or the Conservancy Inspector respond to our complaints. Complaints …

Town panchayats in Coimbatore district struggle to keep up with solid waste management
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Town panchayats in Coimbatore district struggle to keep up with solid waste management

The Hindu  

With a rise in open dumping of waste by panchayats in Coimbatore district, data provided by the District Rural Development Agency reveals that only 18 out of 33 town panchayats have micro composting centres and many of these require repairs year-round. Annur panchayat president Paramasivam explained, “Waste is temporarily redirected to other panchayats until local issues are resolved, straining operational …

Private waste management firms in Coimbatore call for standardised rates and stricter regulation of bulk waste generators
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Private waste management firms in Coimbatore call for standardised rates and stricter regulation of bulk waste generators

The Hindu  

Private waste management companies in Coimbatore have called for standardisation of rates by the Corporation for collecting, processing, and disposing waste generated by bulk waste generators located in the city. However, unmonitored BWGs that hand over waste to agencies for disposal, ultimately dump in the Vellalore dump yard and city outskirts, because the stakeholders refuse to cover processing and disposal …

No end to open dumping of garbage in Coimbatore
11 months ago

No end to open dumping of garbage in Coimbatore

New Indian Express  

COIMBATORE: Although the Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation has been taking numerous measures to clear the waste across the city and create awareness among people to stop open dumping, garbage piles can be found on several streets. “The open dumping of waste has become a major concern, with garbage piles cropping up across the city. The CCMC has turned a blind …

Coimbatore residents express concern over declining efficiency in waste collection
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Coimbatore residents express concern over declining efficiency in waste collection

The Hindu  

The implementation of a new route chart for waste collection vehicles by the Coimbatore Corporation in February this year was a welcome step towards better waste management. However, of late, there is a gradual decline in efficiency of waste collection, say residents. In Sai Baba Colony and Tatabad, the residents note significant delay in waste collection. Residents urged to cooperate …

Daily mixed waste collection drops by 40% in Coimbatore
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Daily mixed waste collection drops by 40% in Coimbatore

The Hindu  

The waste management landscape in Coimbatore city has shown signs of improvement, with data revealing a 40% decrease in daily mixed waste collection since January 2024. According to recent statistics provided by Coimbatore Corporation, the average daily collection of wet waste from the city’s south, north, central, and west zones stands at approximately 430 tonnes, while dry waste hovers around …

Coimbatore Corporation to establish three garbage transfer stations at ₹27 crore
1 year ago

Coimbatore Corporation to establish three garbage transfer stations at ₹27 crore

The Hindu  

Coimbatore Corporation is expanding its solid waste management efforts under the ‘Clean Kovai’ initiative by proposing three new garbage transfer stations in the city. While emphasising the necessity for GTS units in the South, West, and North Zones, Corporation Commissioner M. Sivaguru Prabhakaran said, “We are in the process of identifying suitable sites for the transfer stations. Before that, it …

Coimbatore Corporation ramps up efforts to rid city of open dumping
1 year ago

Coimbatore Corporation ramps up efforts to rid city of open dumping

The Hindu  

The Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation and resident welfare associations have launched a series of initiatives to combat the waste management crisis and open dumping in the city. One of the measures taken is the installation of nets at 23 hotspots to prevent open dumping in critical areas such as Vadavalli, Sai Baba Colony, and Saravanampatti. Furthermore, stakeholders including waste aggregators, …

Coimbatore Corporation drafts multi-level waste management plan
1 year, 1 month ago

Coimbatore Corporation drafts multi-level waste management plan

The Hindu  

Coimbatore Corporation and the district administration convened a meeting on Monday to tackle the escalating issue of open dumping and inadequate waste management in the city. RAAC also plans to engage all Corporation and government schools within the city to educate students from Class V to X about source segregation and proper waste disposal methods. RAAC president Ravindran said, “The …

Dumping of unsegregated waste continues at Coimbatore’s Vellalore landfill
1 year, 1 month ago

Dumping of unsegregated waste continues at Coimbatore’s Vellalore landfill

The Hindu  

The Coimbatore Integrated Waste Management Company, responsible for handling segregated waste at the city’s Vellalore landfill, has reported 0% segregated waste intake for the third consecutive month in January. Despite orders from the Southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal in August 2017, October 2022 and November 2023 mandating 100% waste segregation by the Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation before dumping …

Despite National Green Tribunal order, seven micro composting centres in Coimbatore remain non-functional
1 year, 2 months ago

Despite National Green Tribunal order, seven micro composting centres in Coimbatore remain non-functional

The Hindu  

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 …

Firecracker waste piles up in Coimbatore; clogs open stormwater drains
1 year, 4 months ago

Firecracker waste piles up in Coimbatore; clogs open stormwater drains

The Hindu  

Deepavali celebrations in Coimbatore on November 11 and 12 led to a surge of firecracker waste that blanketed residential streets and waste disposal bins, causing a 40-tonne increase in waste generation in the city. Despite having access to large terraces with open spaces, residents in various areas including R. S. Puram, Sai Baba Colony, Ganapathy, Peelamedu, and Cheran Ma Nagar …

Coimbatore grapples with waste crisis as several micro composting centres remain non-functional
1 year, 4 months ago

Coimbatore grapples with waste crisis as several micro composting centres remain non-functional

The Hindu  

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 …

Plea to hand over segregated waste to conservancy workers in Coimbatore
1 year, 7 months ago

Plea to hand over segregated waste to conservancy workers in Coimbatore

The Hindu  

Corporation conservancy workers and activists have urged the residents to hand over segregated waste during daily door-to-door collection rather than openly dumping them to reduce mixed waste supply to Vellalore dump yard. “I’ve handled every type of waste - raw stale meat to unclean diapers and sanitary pads — in my 16 years of service as a Corporation conservancy worker …

Rampant open dumping of waste leaves officials in a fix in Ward 37 of Coimbatore Corporation
1 year, 7 months ago

Rampant open dumping of waste leaves officials in a fix in Ward 37 of Coimbatore Corporation

The Hindu  

Officials are becoming increasingly concerned about the open dumping of waste by the public and a few small industries near drains and farmlands. The sewage culvert which runs parallel to a road connecting Nanjappan Street and between gated communities and upper middle income group houses in Navavoor under the West Zone of the Corporation, is currently clogged with plastic, thermocol, …

Coimbatore city still struggles to control open dumping of garbage
1 year, 8 months ago

Coimbatore city still struggles to control open dumping of garbage

The Hindu  

With open dumping of garbage continuing in the city, the Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation workers and officials struggle to find solutions for unsegregated waste. The chances of these animals becoming rabid by taking the stale meat and food is high, thereby adding to the problem.” C. Jaya, a supervisor at the Material Recovery Facility near Tatabad under Ward 32, says …

NMC steps up efforts to make Nellore garbage-free city
1 year, 10 months ago

NMC steps up efforts to make Nellore garbage-free city

Deccan Chronicle  

TIRUPATI: Nellore Municipal Corporation has stepped up its efforts to make the city garbage and dumpster free by increasing public awareness about handing over rubbish to the civic staff. Municipal authorities are confident of making the city garbage-free with the combined efforts of people and the civic body. As part of its efforts towards effective waste management, the civic body …

Coimbatore residents want open dumping of waste at Marudhamalai foothills stopped
1 year, 11 months ago

Coimbatore residents want open dumping of waste at Marudhamalai foothills stopped

The Hindu  

Open dumping of waste, allegedly by Somayampalayam panchayat, at Marudhamalai foothills in the district remains unattended to even after multiple petitions, claim the local residents. The village panchayat with over 6,000 residents generates nearly four tonnes of waste a day and these are dumped on a six acre site about 10 feet away from the reserve forest area, say sources. …

Coimbatore Corporation handing over unsegregated waste, claims private waste management company
1 year, 11 months ago

Coimbatore Corporation handing over unsegregated waste, claims private waste management company

The Hindu  

The quantum of segregated organic waste that the Coimbatore Corporation handed over to the composting plant at Vellalore was only 22 % of the nearly 14,000 tonnes of the total municipal solid waste the civic body has sent to the composting plant, as per the figures available till February this year, according to the private agency operating the plant. In …

Coimbatore will be dustbin-free in two years: Corporation
2 years ago

Coimbatore will be dustbin-free in two years: Corporation

The Hindu  

With the integrated door-to-door collection measures being planned by the Corporation, Coimbatore city will be dustbin-free in two years, according to the civic body. “The Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0 has now launched the National Behaviour Change Communication Framework for Garbage Free Cities under which the city will see dustbin-free streets in two years,” said Corporation Deputy Commissioner M. Sharmila. On …

Educating public on source segregation is the way forward in waste management
2 years, 1 month ago

Educating public on source segregation is the way forward in waste management

The Hindu  

With the government embarking on a new plan to dispose solid waste, a section of environmentally-conscious residents wants the Local Administration Department to initiate a mass awareness campaign to educate the people on source segregation. After engaging a firm to dispose of around 7.42 lakh cubic metre of waste accumulated over the years through bio-mining at the Kurumbapet garbage dump, …

Plan devised to regulate garbage collection in Nellore city
3 years, 2 months ago

Plan devised to regulate garbage collection in Nellore city

Deccan Chronicle  

Nellore: In order to ensure better hygiene standards and provide a facelift to Nellore, the corporation authorities have devised an action plan to streamline the activities of the sanitary department. As part of the action plan, 166 vehicles are being allotted to 166 ward secretariats in order to collect garbage, which has been segregated into three types — wet, dry …

Public garbage bins on way out in Mumbai, 1,300 will be gone soon
6 years, 7 months ago

Public garbage bins on way out in Mumbai, 1,300 will be gone soon

Hindustan Times  

If the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation manages to implement what it is planning, you may be able to walk on several streets without having to contend with the stench emanating from the big public garbage bins. The BMC is planning to get rid of the big metal public garbage bins and encourage door-to-door collection of garbage. Chandrashekhar Prabhu, a town planning …

The Ghazipur landfill collapses, another catches fire, and no one wants a dumpsite in the backyard. Where must our solid waste go?
7 years, 6 months ago

The Ghazipur landfill collapses, another catches fire, and no one wants a dumpsite in the backyard. Where must our solid waste go?

The Hindu  

A defiant mound — lush with grass as on a golf course — rises amidst 150-feet-high mountains of rotting garbage that constitute Delhi’s most infamous landfill, in Ghazipur. In an earlier interview, Ravi Agarwal, Director, Toxics Link, an organisation that works on waste management problems, had said that unless basic steps such as segregating waste at source were undertaken, it …

Government tackles growing waste problem
7 years, 11 months ago

Government tackles growing waste problem

China Daily  

People dispose of trash in Beijing's Fengrongyuan residential community. New measures have been announced that will require government offices, restaurants and businesses in 46 major cities to sort and separate all household trash, including hazardous waste, kitchen leftovers and recyclable materials, by 2020. By the end of the year, the cities will be required to issue plans listing the types …

Who's going to clean up your mess, BBMP?
8 years, 4 months ago

Who's going to clean up your mess, BBMP?

Deccan Chronicle  

Why won’t Bengaluru’s garbage problems go away? The BBMP, which is constantly lamenting people’s reluctance to segregate garbage at source, is not doing enough to popularize the idea, believes urban evangelist,V Ravichandar, suggesting that it has many options to build awareness, from roping in school children to carry the message home to slapping fines on those who don’t fall in …

12 wards to go zero garbage from today
11 years, 8 months ago

12 wards to go zero garbage from today

The Hindu  

The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike’s ambitious Zero Garbage project, which was to have begun in 30 wards from Monday, will be taken up only in 12 wards. Push for participation Towards educating the citizens to segregate waste at source, the BBMP will distribute pamphlets to all the homes in the select wards. In February, the BBMP announced that the project …

Coimbatore Corporation’s initiative for effective waste management
12 years ago

Coimbatore Corporation’s initiative for effective waste management

The Hindu  

The Coimbatore Corporation is in the process of fine-tuning its waste management strategy. Consequent upon the meeting, the Commissioner asked field-level officials to do a street-wise mapping of the Zone, the bins available there and the waste collected in every bin. Ms. Latha said that she had asked the officials to do so after she found that at most places …

‘Finding places for disposing of garbage greatest challenge’
12 years, 2 months ago

‘Finding places for disposing of garbage greatest challenge’

The Hindu  

What after January 31? BBMP Commissioner Siddaiah conceded that the “greatest challenge” before the civic body was finding suitable places to dispose of garbage after the deadline imposed by the communities around the Mandur and Mavallipura landfills. He was speaking at a conference on “Solutions to impending public health crisis through good governance in solid waste management”, organised by the …

Garbage segregation non-negotiable: Goel
12 years, 6 months ago

Garbage segregation non-negotiable: Goel

The Hindu  

Garbage segregation at source is mandatory and non-negotiable, and all citizens have to compulsorily segregate the waste they generate from Monday, said Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike Commissioner Rajneesh Goel. “We have given them copies of the High Court directive on garbage segregation and the public notices issued for both citizens and bulk generators.” The BBMP has organised a crash course …

Segregation and recycling can secure the Capital’s wasteland
12 years, 6 months ago

Segregation and recycling can secure the Capital’s wasteland

Hindustan Times  

It took less than a month for the “garden city” of Bangalore to become a “garbage city”. Till last week, nearly 5,000 tonnes of waste generated daily by this IT hub was piling up on the streets because the surrounding villages blockaded Bangalore’s garbage trucks that were turning their backyards into landfills. They didn’t want their land and water contaminated …

What a Waste
12 years, 6 months ago

What a Waste

Live Mint  

Lakshmi, a contract worker with the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, pushes her cart through the huge pile of waste lying outside Bangalore’s iconic Russell Market, where a group of corporation workers are trying their best to contain the mound of trash. On 11 July, the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board had ordered that garbage couldn’t be sent to the Mavallipura …

Mandur doesn’t want city’s trash either
12 years, 7 months ago

Mandur doesn’t want city’s trash either

The Hindu  

After Mavallipura, the communities near the landfill in Mandur have now opposed dumping of city’s garbage at their doorstep. Alternative site Their protest prompted S. Venkatesh Babu, chairperson of the BBMP Standing Committee for Public Health, to assure that garbage would not be sent to the landfill henceforth. Health Minister Aravind Limbavali, who visited the spot, said that garbage would …

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