The Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation has begun a citywide survey and registration drive for establishments generating more than 100 kg of solid waste a day, bringing large housing societies, hotels, hospitals, educational institutions, offices and commercial premises under closer scrutiny of municipal waste-management rules.
The drive is aimed at improving solid-waste management, ensuring proper segregation and strengthening environmental protection in the city, according to a report by Loksatta. Municipal employees are visiting areas with high waste generation, housing complexes, markets and commercial establishments to collect information and explain the applicable requirements.
The Health Department has appealed to residents and establishments to cooperate with civic staff visiting premises. Officials are also conducting awareness activities in markets, mandais, commercial complexes and other locations where large quantities of waste are generated.
Under the municipal campaign, bulk waste generators are being informed about the need to classify waste into four categories: wet waste, dry waste, sanitary waste and special-care waste. The classification is intended to separate materials at the point of generation before they enter the wider collection and processing system.
The civic body is also placing emphasis on processing wet waste within the premises or the relevant local area. The report said the corporation wants wet waste to be treated locally and managed scientifically, although it did not specify a citywide deadline for compliance or the number of establishments identified so far.
Establishments generating more than 100 kg of waste daily are required to register on the Central Pollution Control Board’s online portal. The registration can be completed through the Solid Waste Management portal at swm.cpcb.gov.in/register. Municipal employees are visiting establishments both to explain the registration process and to compile information about potential bulk waste generators.
The campaign places large residential and commercial properties at the centre of the city’s waste-management system. Instead of relying only on municipal collection, the process requires high-volume waste generators to identify the waste they produce, segregate it into prescribed categories and, particularly in the case of wet waste, support treatment closer to where it is generated.
For residents of large housing societies, the immediate issue is whether their premises fall within the bulk-waste-generator category and whether the society has the systems needed for segregation and wet-waste processing. The civic body’s current exercise is intended to establish that information through direct visits and registration.
The municipal campaign is continuing across housing complexes, hotels, hospitals, educational institutions, offices, markets and other establishments. The Health Department has asked citizens to provide the required information when civic employees visit their premises and to assist the corporation in completing the survey and registration process.