Zero garbage scheme scores a big zero

August 21, 2013 12:21 am | Updated November 16, 2021 10:11 pm IST - Bangalore: Vel Singh and his family of six live in Muniyappa Layout in Vishwanath Nagenahalli ward. While this is a welcome move, the dry waste seems to be attracting a lot of vermin and mosquitoes.” The three wards are among the 33 wards in the city covered under the zero garbage programme. The essence of the zero garbage programme is segregation of waste at source. BBMP officials told The Hindu that with the strict implementation of zero garbage programme and “destination-bound processing and recycling over 45-60 days,” only rejects and inerts will go to the landfills from these wards. Kalpana Kar, waste management expert, said that the 22 wards under the zero garbage programme have a road map that they have to follow to achieve their goal.