Though the civic body has issued several circulars asking bulk-waste generators in the city to take up composting, few are actually following the rules. In an attempt to tackle this, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike has written to the Urban Development Department urging it to issue a gazette notification which will ensure that in-situ composting becomes mandatory.
The city generates nearly 5,000 tonnes of waste, of which more than 1,800 tonnes are generated by bulk waste generators. As per the Solid Waste Management byelaws, in-situ composting is mandatory for bulk waste generators. However, in the absence of a notification, many were not taking it up, admitted Sarfaraz Khan, BBMP’s Joint Commissioner (SWM).
He told The Hindu that the civic body had been encouraging bulk waste generators to take up composting of wet waste within their own premises or hire the empanelled vendors to pick up all streams of waste for disposal by paying the requisite fee.
