Mumbai: BMW generation falls by 38 per cent in July

Latest Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) data suggests that after an increase in bio-medical waste generation across Mumbai over four straight months, the daily average in July has fallen by 38 per cent over the high of the previous month.

So far this month, the civic body has collected a daily average of 13,700 kg bio-medical waste from Covid care centres and hospitals, a steep fall from the daily average of 22,023 kg in June. Till date in July, BMC has collected a total of 1.92 lakh kg of bio-medical waste, reports The Indian Express.

Data with Solid Waste Management (SWM) department shows that in June the city generated 6.60 lakh kg bio-medical waste, the highest since March when the Covid outbreak hit Mumbai. The daily average was 22,023 kg as against the pre-pandemic daily average of 12,000 to 14,000 kg.

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