“This move of the Corporation gives a fresh impetus to waste management initiatives already taken by residents. Vivekanandapuram First Street Residents Welfare Association was formed after the floods in December 2015, and the first significant initiative it took was having the big containers on Vivekanandapuram First Street replaced with smaller ones. Special arrangements have been made to enable the conservancy staff to collect the waste by visiting each house. As per the advice of the Corporation, since October 2017, residents have been segregating the waste into biodegradable and non-biogradable waste. Now, with the provision of compost pits, our street is entering a new phase in waste management.

Source: The Hindu March 09, 2018 11:37 UTC