Vijayawada: Bulk waste generators must compost wet waste

In order to control garbage dumping in open spaces, Vijayawada Municipal Corporation (VMC) is planning to put a check on bulk waste generators by making it compulsory for them to convert their waste into compost.

The Corporation has identified 285 bulk waste generators, which include hotels, restaurants, apartment complexes and markets, in the areas under its jurisdiction. While the prescribed quantity of bulk waste generation is set at 100 kg per day by the Central Board of Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the civic body has amended the rule and reduced it to 50 kg per day. The New Indian Express reports that the decision was taken as the city slipped by seven positions in the Swachh Survekshan-2019 survey.

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