Diwali festivals come in with a lot of work and preparations, starting from cleaning up the house as per the tradition. From dry waste including paper, plastic, clothes to electronic and food waste, the festive season leads up to the accumulation of all kinds of waste in great amounts. According to data provided by ReCircle, a waste management organisation based in Mumbai, Solid Waste Generation increased by 22 percent (from 900 Metric Ton to 110 Metric Ton / daily average) in Mumbai, during this period.

Often households engage in disposing of these waste materials together without segregation in local dumping grounds, due to lack of knowledge about waste segregation or the willingness and time to do it. Every year, waste management organisations in and around Mumbai ramp up their efforts to raise awareness about proper disposal methods and conduct special collection drives at residential areas during Diwali.