Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) the administrative body of Bengaluru civic amenities provides services to Bengaluru citizens for solid waste collection and disposal.
Palike has taken many initiatives towards reducing , reusing and recycling waste . It has a well formulated system for proper segregation of waste into various categories such as wet waste , dry waste , sanitary waste etc
In this article provides an overview of wet waste management by BBMP -
A wet waste is defined as any Bio-degradable waste or any organic material that can be degraded by micro- organisms into Simpler Stable Compounds
As per BBMP , below are the list of waste items classified under wet waste
- Kitchen waste including tea leaves, eggshells, fruit and vegetable peels, leftover and/or stale food
- Organic market waste such as fruit and vegetable peels, rotten and/or spoil vegetables and fruits
- Meat and bones
- Garden and leaf litter, including flowers
- Garden& Horticulture waste which includes grass & wood clippings, pruning, branches, twigs, leaves, tree trimmings etc.
- Coconut shells.
- Wood/ leaf ashes.
Collection Points
- Doorsteps of households, shops, small commercial establishments and offices.
- Entry gate or a designated location on the ground floor in a housing society, multi storied buildings or apartments, residential, commercial, institutional complexes.
- Entry gate or specified places of slums and informal settlements
Frequency of collection
- Daily Once
Charges for collection :
- A nominal monthly charge ranging from Rs.30 to Rs.50 per house at present
How BBMP manages wet waste disposal
- The wet waste from domestic generators (other than bulk waste generators) is collected everyday by the auto tippers at the doorstep
- And these auto-tippers transfers wet waste to compactors/SCV at the transfer point with the help of hook loader to wet waste processing plants
- Prescribed Standard Operating Procedure following the principles of No Garbage on Ground (NGoG) and zero spillage of garbage/waste during transfer or transport.
- The wet waste from BWG is collected by the empaneled vendors and the empaneled agency/BWG is responsible for processing of wet waste generated by the bulk waste generators through compositing, Bio Methanation or any other approved methods
- BBMP does not process the wet waste generated by BWG directly.
BBMP Poster on Waste Segregation
Violations attract penalties ranging from Rs.100 to Rs.5000.
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