Bengaluru: BBMP mandates bulk waste generators to process biodegradable waste within their premises
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Thursday issued a circular mandating the bulk waste generators to process biodegradable waste through composting method or bio-methanation or any other methods approved by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) or the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board or the Central Pollution Control Board within their respective premises.
“Sanitary waste to be handed over to the respective biomedical waste management services authorised by CPCB/KSPCB at the rates prescribed by them. It also mandates the segregation of waste as wet, dry and sanitary waste. The segregated dry waste has to be sent to BBMP’s nearby dry waste collection centres or to the authorised bulk waste service provider near the zone at their own expense,” the circular read.
