Archive · 17 Sep 2026
Hyderabad Hotels Divert Food Waste, Prompting MMC Biogas Warning
Some hotels in Hyderabad were sending leftover food to cattle sheds instead of processing it properly.
Officials from the Malkajgiri Municipal Corporation discovered this during inspections.
At one dairy, buffaloes were eating a lot of discarded food and very little regular fodder.
The officials warned the dairy operator to stop.
Veterinarians said unsuitable food can make cattle sick and cause dangerous bloating.
Plastic can also accidentally be mixed with food and end up inside animals’ stomachs.
The corporation wants large food-waste producers to use biogas systems.
These systems can reduce waste and create material that can be used as compost or manure.
Malkajgiri Municipal Corporation inspections found hotel food waste being supplied to cattle rearers.
Buffaloes at a Habsiguda dairy unit were fed large quantities of discarded food.
Officials warned hotels, collectors and livestock owners against the practice.
The corporation wants establishments generating over 100 kilograms daily to install biogas systems.
Hyderabad generates an estimated 400–500 tonnes of food waste daily from establishments.
- Who
- Malkajgiri Municipal Corporation officials, hotels, food-waste collectors, cattle rearers and veterinary experts.
- What
- Hotel and restaurant food waste was being diverted to cattle sheds rather than processed through authorised scientific systems.
- When
- The practice was identified during recent inspections; the corporation said the issue concerns food waste generated daily.
- Where
- Malkajgiri Municipal Corporation limits, including hotels and a dairy unit in Habsiguda, Hyderabad.
- Why
- Officials want food waste scientifically processed to protect livestock, reduce transportation and disposal needs, and encourage biogas production.
- Municipal authority
- Malkajgiri Municipal Corporation
- Inspected hotels
- Suprabhat and Amaravati hotels in Habsiguda
- Estimated daily waste
- Around 400–500 tonnes from hotels, restaurants and other establishments
- Biogas threshold
- Establishments generating more than 100 kilograms of food waste daily are being encouraged to install biogas systems
- Potential biogas residue use
- Composting or use as organic manure
- Veterinary risks
- Unsuitable food may cause indigestion, bloating and reduced milk production; severe bloating can be fatal
- Inspection finding
- Buffaloes at a Habsiguda dairy unit were fed large quantities of discarded food