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    Waste Collection News

    NDMC deploys 300 workers for night cleaning ahead of BRICS Summit

    NDMC deploys 300 workers for night cleaning ahead of BRICS Summit
    Cities
    Published 7 days ago

    Amritsar MC dumping one-third of daily garbage at landfills

    The civic body has also stepped up enforcement against littering and open garbage burning, reporting 2,298 challans against defaulters, including four for open burning of waste. (HT File)
    Cities
    Published 7 days ago

    MCG reviews cleanliness, monsoon preparedness and civic infrastructure

    MCG officials said that the new door-to-door waste collection contract, currently in process, will deploy around 854 vehicles across the city. (HT)
    Cities
    Published 30 days ago

    Chandigarh has sufficient waste disposal capacity: Centre to Lok Sabha

    The city currently has 23 designated C&D waste collection centres spread across various sectors and localities, including Manimajra, Maloya, Ram Darbar and the Industrial Area. (HT File)
    Cities
    Updated 46 days ago

    Jalvayu Vihar locals decry lack of sanitary waste disposal system

    Residents alleged they were being asked by JVSAS committee to make separate arrangements or pay extra to dispose of sanitary waste and used diapers.
    Cities
    Published 77 days ago

    PMC corporators question Swach’s waste collection, demand performance audit

    Gurugram, India-June 27, 2024: An MCG jcb machine cleaning the garbage at civil line area near Deputy commissioner residence, in Gurugram, India, on Thursday, 27 June 2024. (Photo by Parveen Kumar/Hindustan Times)(Pic to go with Debashish Karmakar's story)
    Cities
    Published 82 days ago

    Building circular economies from the ground up

    While waste pickers belong to the informal (plastic) sector, they are playing a major role in the circular economy. (HT PHOTO)
    Ht Insight
    Published 88 days ago

    Ludhiana: Seeking regularisation, MC’s sanitation workers go on strike

    Protesters staging a sit-in outside the MC office in Ludhiana on Friday. (HT PHOTO)
    Cities
    Published 120 days ago

    SPR garbage dump fire doused for 18 hours, methane buildup suspected

    Residents reported thick smoke and breathing issues as fire tenders continued operations to prevent flare-ups till Monday. (HT)
    Cities
    Published 124 days ago

    Now, SWaCH waste pickers to finish work by 12 noon in keeping with Maha’s heatwave guidelines

    With afternoon temperatures in Pune regularly exceeding 40°C this month, these delays are exposing waste pickers, the majority of them being women, to serious heat-related health risks. (HT)
    Cities
    Published 136 days ago

    MCG plans ₹700 crore revamp of Gurugram waste collection system

    Rollout targeted in four months; move follows repeated tender delays and resident complaints of missed pickups and dumping (Parveen Kumar/HT)
    Cities
    Published 152 days ago

    LMC House meet on April 15: Corporators gear up to grill officials over ‘civic lapses’

    Many corporators said they have raised these concerns consistently for the past three years, but most issues remain unaddressed. (Pic for representation)
    Cities
    Published 152 days ago

    Complaints mount as garbage collection goes off track in Lucknow

    Private agency representatives indicated that nearly 30% of their workforce has either already left or is expected to leave before April 8, resulting in a manpower shortage (HT PHOTO)
    Cities
    Published 161 days ago

    Warnings, penalties failed to fix Lucknow’s sanitation woes: Suresh Khanna

    State finance minister Suresh Khanna, mayor Sushma Kharakwal and other LMC officials inspecting the Bhoothnath market, in Lucknow on Saturday. (HT PHOTO)
    Cities
    Published 161 days ago

    CM Yogi flags off 250 eco-vehicles as LMC ditches diesel waste fleet

    Chief minister Yogi Adityanath flagged off the fresh batch of waste collection vehicles in Lucknow on Wednesday (Sourced)
    Cities
    Published 164 days ago

    MCD to hire agencies to manage waste across Delhi’s South, Central, and West zones

    Photo for representation (Bloomberg)
    Cities
    Published 167 days ago

    Haryana orders pay-by-weight model for door-to-door waste collection

    Revised policy aims to tighten monitoring and improve services as Gurugram prepares fresh tenders for door-to-door waste collection contracts. (Parveen Kumar/HT)
    Cities
    Published 187 days ago

    Ludhiana: No bidder for ₹1,244-crore waste management tender, deadline extended

    The open garbage dump near Bhai Chattar Singh Park. (HT Photo)
    Cities
    Published 191 days ago

    MCG to set up zone-wise sanitation monitoring cells

    Currently, four private agencies with a fleet strength of 400 vehicles are tasked with conducting door-to-door collection in the district. (HT PHOTO)
    Cities
    Published 201 days ago

    Overflowing sewers, water contamination, streetlights dominate LMC house meeting

    Overflowing sewers, water contamination, streetlights dominate LMC house meeting
    Cities
    Published 228 days ago

    Civic woes back to haunt Lucknow; minister reprimands officials

    UP finance minister Suresh Khanna inspected Zone 1, where garbage-strewn streets, clogged drains and irregular waste collection was witnessed on Friday. (Sourced)
    Cities
    Published 239 days ago

    Chandigarh: MoU with waste collectors of commercial units on cards

    The draft of the MoU has been included as an agenda in the upcoming MC house meeting, scheduled to be held on Tuesday. (HT Photo)
    Cities
    Published 259 days ago

    Greater Noida shifts to night garbage lifting

    Greater Noida authority’s assistant CEO Shrilakshmi V S urged residents and shopkeepers to support the shift by ensuring waste is handed over properly and not dumped in open areas. (HT Archive)
    Cities
    Published 278 days ago

    Pune district adopts ‘Indore Model’ for solid waste management in municipal councils

    The move is also aligned with the upcoming Pune Grand Cycle Tour in January 2026, a global event planned for next year, under which the district aims to ensure that major urban centres maintain high cleanliness standards. (HT)
    Cities
    Published 311 days ago

    DK Shivakumar warns Bengaluru litterbugs, plans stricter crackdown: Report

    The government is considering adopting Mumbai's waste management model and urged Bengaluru citizens to cooperate by properly segregating waste.
    India News
    Published 314 days ago

    MCG gets proposal to transform city’s sanitation, waste collection

    A waste treatment plant at Bandhwari in Gurugram. (Parveen Kumar/HT)
    Cities
    Published 318 days ago

    Cleaning up after Diwali: Lucknow littered as sanitation staff go on extended holiday?

    Garbage dump at the roadside near Polytechnic crossing, in Lucknow, on Thursday. (HT Photo)
    Cities
    Published 324 days ago

    Ludhiana: Dilapidated road to Tajpur dump disrupts waste collection, triggers sewer blockage

    Municipal corporation workers carry out repair works at the main garbage dump site at Tajpur Road on Saturday. (HT Photo)
    Cities
    Published 364 days ago

    Garbage piles up near Gurugram Sector 5 police station

    Garbage on the Gurugram Sector 5 road on Saturday. (Parveen Kumar/HT Photo)
    Cities
    Published 378 days ago

    MCG fines agency ₹1lakh for illegal garbage dumping

    Illegally dumped garbage in the area. (HT Photo)
    Cities
    Updated 391 days ago
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