Archive · 18 Sep 2025
BMC Modernizes Waste Centers, Launches Sanitary Waste Collection
The Mumbai city government is upgrading its waste management.
They're fixing up 10 centers where dry waste is sorted, with new equipment like conveyor belts.
The government is also collecting sanitary waste, like diapers and pads, which are being put in special yellow bins and bags, with over 4,000 places signing up.
They are trying to make the process cleaner and more organized by treating it.
The government is working with other organizations to make the city cleaner and to reduce the amount of garbage in the dumping grounds.
BMC is modernizing 10 of Mumbai's 41 dry waste segregation centers.
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs allocated Rs 70 lakh for each center.
Modernization includes installing conveyor belts and providing changing rooms.
Over 4,000 entities have signed up for sanitary and special care waste collection.
The BMC currently collects over 2.5 tonnes of sanitary waste daily.
- Who
- Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)
- What
- Modernizing dry waste segregation centers and collecting sanitary waste.
- When
- Modernization to begin in the coming months, sanitary waste collection ongoing.
- Where
- Mumbai
- Why
- To optimize waste segregation and management.
- Project Goal
- Modernize dry waste segregation centers
- Centers Modernized (Phase 1)
- Wadala, Marol, Dahisar East, Borivali West
- Funding Per Center
- Rs 70 lakh
- Sanitary Waste Collection Sign-ups
- Over 4,000 entities
- Daily Sanitary Waste Collected
- 2.5 tonnes
- Existing Dry Waste Centers
- 41