Bhubaneswar: Households in Odisha capital will now have to keep four dustbins for better segregation of waste.
Four years after mandating two dustbins for houses, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to shift to a more comprehensive four-bin approach. Field staff will soon be visiting homes to encourage and guide families to segregate waste.
Under the new guidelines, households will be advised to maintain four separate dustbins, each designated for a specific type of waste to improve sorting right at the point of generation. Wet or biodegradable waste, such as food scraps and organic matter, should go into the green bin, dry or recyclable materials, including plastics, paper, and metals, into blue bin, sanitary items like used napkins and diapers are to be placed in the red bin, while hazardous household waste such as batteries, paints, or chemicals in black bin for safe handling and disposal.
Mayor Sulochana Das has appealed to residents, students from schools and colleges, community groups, market associations, resident welfare organisations, self-help groups, street vendors, slum residents’ bodies, and all other stakeholders to extend their support.
She further noted that Bhubaneswar ranked 9th among 95 cities in the category of cities with population between 3 lakh and 10 lakh in recent Swachh Survekshan surveys. She emphasised that active participation from everyone is crucial to achieve 100% waste segregation in their respective wards, which will play a key role in helping Bhubaneswar climb to the top position in the cleanliness survey.
