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#LitterfreeMumbai: Rules for waste disposal you must know as a city resident
Updated On: 03 June, 2022 02:34 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
As part of the social awareness campaign ‘Litter free Mumbai’, here’s a primer on the rules pertaining to waste management and littering that every Mumbaikar must be aware of and implement for keeping the city clean
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Garbage left at the roadside at Chirag Nagar, Ghatkopar (W) in Mumbai. Photo by Satej Shinde
The growing problem of garbage and improper disposal of waste in Mumbai has nearly exhausted the capacity of some of the largest dumping grounds in the city. According to the Environment Status Report (ESR) 2016-17 by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM), Mulund and Deonar dumping grounds, which receive over 34 percent of the garbage each from across the city, have nearly exhausted their capacity to receive any more waste.
The impact of untreated waste on the environment and on the quality of our lives in terms of unclean air, ground water and soil pollution and floods among others have urged the citizens to actively participate in mitigating the situation, and demand accountability from the municipal authorities and local leaders. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has implemented certain rules, which lay out the processes for segregating waste, processing them as per the contents and imposing fines for littering public places in the city.
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