Coimbatore Corporation to build three new garbage transfer stations in the city
1 day, 3 hours 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 management. With the city’s expansion, the new stations will help manage waste efficiently in both the newly-merged areas and existing parts of the Corporation,” he said.

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PCMC project of solid waste transfer stations hits a roadblock
1 week, 3 days ago

PCMC project of solid waste transfer stations hits a roadblock

Hindustan Times  

Pune: The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation faces objection from residents in acquiring land for its solid waste transfer stations planned across the city. The PCMC’s plan to set up the stations in areas like Pimpri, Akurdi, Nigdi and Chinchwad could not kick off as residents expressed concerns over the proximity of these facilities to residential neighbourhoods. The solid waste transfer …

Kovai reeks of garbage as CCMC fails to find solution to dispose off solid waste
1 month, 1 week 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 …

Delays in Coimbatore's garbage station work puts CCMC in trouble
1 month, 1 week ago

Delays in Coimbatore's garbage station work puts CCMC in trouble

New Indian Express  

COIMBATORE: The slow pace of construction of a garbage transfer station on Sathy Road, overseen by the Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation has forced the civic body to effectively dispose of waste as it relies solely on the Ukkadam transfer station. The civic body directs this to processing facilities including Material Recovery Facilities, Micro Compost Centres, biogas plants, and the Vellalore …

Public dumping of waste persists in Coimbatore despite removal of garbage bins
3 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Town panchayats in Coimbatore district struggle to keep up with solid waste management
6 months, 3 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
7 months, 1 week 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
8 months, 2 weeks 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
9 months 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
9 months 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
9 months, 2 weeks 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
9 months, 4 weeks 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
10 months, 2 weeks 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
10 months, 3 weeks 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 …

All is not well with the micro composting centres in Coimbatore city
10 months, 4 weeks ago

All is not well with the micro composting centres in Coimbatore city

The Hindu  

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 …

Despite National Green Tribunal order, seven micro composting centres in Coimbatore remain non-functional
11 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Coimbatore Corporation to participate in ‘CITIIS 2.0’ initiative
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Coimbatore Corporation to participate in ‘CITIIS 2.0’ initiative

The Hindu  

The Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation has submitted proposals to the City Investments to Innovate, Integrate and Sustain 2.0 initiative launched by the Central Government in August 2023. The CCMC has listed the construction of an 800-tonne capacity materials recovery facility, a 100-tonne waste energy processing centre and a 100-tonne capacity biogas plant. The initiative, which is a part of the …

NGT directs Coimbatore Corporation Commissioner to file report on disposal of legacy and current waste
1 year, 1 month ago

NGT directs Coimbatore Corporation Commissioner to file report on disposal of legacy and current waste

The Hindu  

The National Green Tribunal, South Zone, Chennai has directed the Coimbatore Corporation Commissioner to consult the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board and file a detailed report to address the issue of disposal of legacy waste, and for dealing with the current waste. The bench observed that three things that arise for consideration are legacy waste, reclamation of land and treatment …

Coimbatore grapples with waste crisis as several micro composting centres remain non-functional
1 year, 2 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 …

Solid waste management process at Keeranatham in Coimbatore stepped up
1 year, 4 months ago

Solid waste management process at Keeranatham in Coimbatore stepped up

The Hindu  

The solid waste management of Keeranatham panchayat was integrated with two battery vehicles for waste collection and bins and covers for every household, as suggested by Collector Kranthi Kumar Pati to the Residents Awareness Association of Coimbatore using funds under Corporate Social Responsibility on Thursday. With funds from Hirotec India Private Limited, a branch of the international automotive industry located …

Plea to hand over segregated waste to conservancy workers in Coimbatore
1 year, 5 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 …

Coimbatore Corporation places garbage bins, deploys battery-operated vehicles in the city
1 year, 5 months ago

Coimbatore Corporation places garbage bins, deploys battery-operated vehicles in the city

The Hindu  

The Coimbatore Corporation has placed two-tonne bins in the commercial areas across the city after the painting works were done. Housing and Urban Development Minister S. Muthusamy had, on July 17, flagged off the 50 two-tonne garbage bins worth a total of ₹67.09 lakh to the five zones — 10 for each zone — of the Corporation. The bins, each …

NGT directs Coimbatore Corporation to submit report on waste processing at Vellalore dump yard
1 year, 6 months ago

NGT directs Coimbatore Corporation to submit report on waste processing at Vellalore dump yard

The Hindu  

The National Green Tribunal has directed the Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation to file a report regarding expediting the bio-mining process of legacy waste, segregation of waste and additional machinery acquired for the same at Vellalore dump yard. Mohan before the NGT, the CCMC had reportedly filed that the balance of nine lakh tonnes of waste is expected to be cleared …

Coimbatore city still struggles to control open dumping of garbage
1 year, 6 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 …

Lack of scientifically designed garbage transfer stations puts workers and residents of Bengaluru in peril
1 year, 6 months ago

Lack of scientifically designed garbage transfer stations puts workers and residents of Bengaluru in peril

The Hindu  

Sharat, a waste picker from North Bengaluru, sets off at around 6.30 a.m. in his auto tipper for door-to-door waste collection every morning. “Transfer stations should have proper infrastructure like a shed and a ramp,” says Pushkara S.V. “The absence of ramps which would aid the vehicles to easily shift the waste and the lack of manpower to clean the …

Jagan to launch e-autos under Bin-free, Litter-free and Garbage-free AP' initiative
1 year, 7 months ago

Jagan to launch e-autos under Bin-free, Litter-free and Garbage-free AP' initiative

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: With a vision to make all cities in Andhra Pradesh to become “Bin-free, Litter-free and Garbage-free”, Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy would inaugurate e-autos for ‘segregated garbage collection’ under the Clean Andhra Pradesh programme on June 8. The key objectives are 100 per cent segregation of waste at source and door-to-door collection with community participation, 100 per cent …

Present details on handling waste in dump yard: NGT tells Coimbatore Corporation
1 year, 8 months ago

Present details on handling waste in dump yard: NGT tells Coimbatore Corporation

The Hindu  

Even as the Corporation is nearing the deadline to clear legacy waste in Vellalore under the Coimbatore Smart City Mission, the Southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal recently directed the civic body to present the details of the machinery that need to be used and regarding permanent solution to handle the legacy and daily waste. The NGT Southern Zone, …

Coimbatore Corporation, GIZ to formulate tech-based solutions for solid waste, wastewater management
1 year, 8 months ago

Coimbatore Corporation, GIZ to formulate tech-based solutions for solid waste, wastewater management

The Hindu  

Coimbatore Corporation has partnered with German Agency for International Cooperation to propose the ‘Challenge Lab Coimbatore’ for identifying, designing and implementing data-based and resilient approaches for solid waste and wastewater management. Regarding solid waste, currently there is no direct connectivity between processes even though the garbage trucks are tracked using GPS systems, micro compost centre works are monitored, and we …

Coimbatore will be dustbin-free in two years: Corporation
1 year, 10 months 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 …

City to have plants to recycle construction debris
1 year, 10 months ago

City to have plants to recycle construction debris

Hindustan Times  

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has approved setting up two plants to recycle construction and demolition debris, thus inching closer to tackling the worsening air pollution in the city. According to CREDAI-MCHI, the apex body of real estate industry members in Mumbai Metropolitan Region, the city generates roughly 900 tonnes of C&D waste every day. During his post-budget press conference, Chahal …

Garbage transfer station close to Penna river to be shifted
2 years, 2 months ago

Garbage transfer station close to Penna river to be shifted

Deccan Chronicle  

Nellore: The garbage transfer station located between the graveyard at Bodigadithota and Vaikuntapuram, a residential area on the banks of Penna river at Nellore, is being shifted to another location at Allipuram village near Nellore much to the relief of the residents of the area. According to Nellore city legislator P. Anil Kumar Yadav, multiple garbage transfer stations are being …

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