KATHMANDU, FEBRUARY 2
The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) will once again only manage segregated waste for effective waste management in the Metropolis.
The classification and separation of waste at the source will be immediately initiated in wards 5, 12, and 27, according to the KMC.
Rabinman Shrestha, Chief of KMC's Department of Environment Management, stated that the collection and management of segregated waste would be expanded to all 32 wards of the Metropolis later.
Despite urging residents of the Metropolis to classify and separate waste into biodegradable and non-biodegradable categories nearly a year and a half ago, effective implementation of the plan has been lacking, informed Shrestha.
The KMC is starting the process yet again.
Shrestha also mentioned that the KMC is working towards identifying land for managing the collected classified waste at Bancharedanda. Alongside waste classification and collection, the KMC will arrange for the sale of recyclable waste materials found during waste classification.
Furthermore, the KMC plans to sensitize residents of KMC about the benefits and the need for classifying and separating garbage at the source, he added.
