Despite all its awareness campaigns, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has failed to convince more than 50 per cent of the city’s bulk waste generators (generating more than 100 kg of solid waste daily) to process their own waste. After hotel and restaurants owners argued that they didn’t have enough space to set up processing plants, senior civic officials have now directed ward officers to conduct inspections of the premises to verify their claims.

The Solid Waste Management department has fined various commercial establishments as well as housing societies for not processing their waste. From January 2018 to July this year, the SWM department has imposed fines to the tune of Rs 40.72 lakh.