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How Bengaluru is targeting 100% segregation of waste by December 2019: BBMP’s new SWM bye-laws

August 23, 2019 Kedar Koushik

With its new draft bye-laws on solid waste management (SWM), BBMP is aiming for 100% waste segregation and minimal use of landfills. The bye-laws mandate waste segregation into eight streams, steep penalties for offenders, and greater role for ward committees in SWM

Environment

A student writes to BBMP: ‘Killing me softly with your smoke’

October 28, 2016 Aditya V Potapragada

Tired of having to constantly breathe in toxic fumes from the garbage dump fires in his neighbourhood, a school student takes up his pen to write to the authorities.

Environment

Bengaluru gears up for ‘swachh-ta’ on Gandhi Jayanti

October 1, 2016 News Desk

If you want to pitch in to make your city cleaner this October 2nd, here’s a list of drives around the city that you can join!

Civic

Bangalore gets together for ‘clean-up’ fest

February 3, 2013 Vinita

A unique week-long expo aims to bring together stakeholders from all platforms to initiate an effective dialogue on how to optimally address Bangalore’s waste problem.

Infrastructure

Understanding how to segregate waste

October 2, 2012 News Desk

Clarifying all you wanted to know about waste segregation – the what, why, where and how to do it! From food waste to recyclables, e-waste to biomedical waste.

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Infrastructure

More and more groups hop on to zero waste

March 14, 2011 Navya P K

Working together, these communities have minimized waste, turned waste into resource and in the process, help BBMP garbage contract workers earn extra money.

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Infrastructure

Citizens act to improve garbage collection and disposal

July 19, 2007 Rajeev Yeshwanth

Several citizens groups are working on improving Solid Waste Management.

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