Archive · 4 Oct 2026
MMC Promotes Aerobin Composting to Process Wet Waste at Source
The Malkajgiri Municipal Corporation wants people to handle food and other wet waste close to where it is made.
It has started promoting a machine called an Aerobin as part of its S.O.R.T. project.
Residents of Spanjilla Villas received one of these composting units.
People are encouraged to sort wet, dry and hazardous household waste separately.
Food scraps, fruit peels, flowers and dry leaves can go into the composter.
Plastic, glass, metal and paper should be sent for recycling.
The Aerobin turns organic waste into compost when it has the right moisture and air.
The compost can be used in gardens and parks.
The corporation hopes to extend the initiative to more communities.
The Malkajgiri Municipal Corporation launched an Aerobin composting initiative under its S.O.R.T. project.
A composting unit was handed to residents of Spanjilla Villas in the Peerzadiguda circle.
The initiative is being implemented with MARI and Swarn Lata Motherson Trust, with corporation support.
Residents and other bulk waste generators are encouraged to separate wet, dry and domestic hazardous waste.
Officials say local composting can reduce wet waste transport and produce compost for gardens, parks and landscaping.
- Who
- The Malkajgiri Municipal Corporation, working with MARI and Swarn Lata Motherson Trust; Special Chief Secretary and MMC Special Officer Jayesh Ranjan handed over a unit to residents.
- What
- An initiative promoting Aerobin composting to process wet waste at source under the S.O.R.T. project.
- When
- The articles do not specify a date.
- Where
- Spanjilla Villas in the Peerzadiguda circle, Hyderabad; the corporation plans expansion to other communities.
- Why
- To encourage local wet-waste processing, reduce the volume transported to disposal facilities, and promote recovery and reuse of resources.
Decentralised processing
Centralised disposal
Where wet waste should be treated
Decentralised processing
MMC is encouraging communities and bulk waste generators to process wet waste on their own premises.
Centralised disposal
The article describes distant disposal facilities as the alternative destination for wet waste, but does not present a separate argument in their favour.
- Project
- S.O.R.T. (Segregation of Waste for Recycling and Treatment)
- Technology
- Aerobin composting
- Pilot location
- Spanjilla Villas, Peerzadiguda circle
- Implementation partners
- MARI and Swarn Lata Motherson Trust (SLMTT), with MMC support
- Wet waste examples
- Kitchen waste, fruit and vegetable peels, food residue, flowers and dry leaves
- Recyclables
- Plastic, glass, metal and paper
- Planned use for compost
- Gardens, parks and landscaping