segregation at source

Mayor B S Satyanarayana says his aim is to reduce the garbage in the city by end of his term.

Here’s one reason why: BBMP doesn’t pay the contractors; and they don’t want to do a good job!

Our intrepid 16-year-old re-joins his garbage collector friend on his rounds again, and finds some change!

Idea of not having to segregate the waste looks wonderful. But do we care about the long term effects of it?

Do you know of any apartment / community in any locality of Bangalore where waste segregation at source is successful? If so, do take part in this survey.

A 16-year-old boy accompanies a garbage collection auto during door-to-door garbage collection in Sadashivanagar, Bengaluru. Here’s what he experiences during the ride where he faces people of all kinds.

A few days ago Citizen Matters had reported that the composting firm in the state, Karnataka Compost Development Corporation would be back in action, following the steps taken by the BBMP to solve garbage crisis. Here’s a peek at the composting process in the firm.