MCH marking non-residential establishments generating 100 kilogrammes and above garbage to ensure composting at source

Wednesday, 16 November 2022 | PNS | DEHRADUN

In an initiative to encourage waste management at source through composting in non-residential establishments, the Municipal Corporation of Haridwar (MCH) has started marking such premises that generate at least 100 kilogrammes of garbage daily. According to Haridwar municipal commissioner Dayanand Saraswati, the corporation is working on various fronts to improve sanitation facilities across the city. He said that proper disposal of garbage generated on a daily basis is one of the main concerns of the corporation and the sanitation teams have been working to take the initiative to dispose of it at the earliest stage. He said that since non-residential establishments generate larger amounts of waste than residential premises, the MCH has decided to ensure such setups dispose of their garbage on their own through proper compositing procedures. He said that sanitation teams are presently carrying out field visits to verify which establishments generate over 100 kilogrammes of garbage daily. The sanitation inspectors have been directed to mark all such establishments in their respective areas and they have marked over 10 such establishments so far. He said that the corporation will emphasise on disposal of wet waste by non-residential establishments through composting as it is usually difficult to process the unsegregated wet garbage collected during door to door garbage collection service. He said that the MCH will issue an order to the potential operators of establishments generating waste of 100 kilogrammes or above to give their details regarding the garbage generation to ensure they take the necessary steps to install the composting plant. The commissioner said that this initiative aims to minimise the garbage disposal issue in the city as a part to improve sanitation facilities of the city to perform better in Swachchh Survekshan next year.