Trash talk

Out of sight, out of mind? Not many people think about what happens to the copious amounts of garbage generated daily. There doesn't seem to be much information on BBMP's website (surprise). Based on earlier articles in the media, it appears that there is still not a scientific landfill to handle Bengaluru's waste (let alone in other cities/towns in Karnataka). Scientific, meaning landfills lined with impervious membranes to prevent in- or ex-filtration. Some good initiative to clean up the unpleasant mess by Clean Bengaluru at http://www.cbengaluru.com/. They put out regular newsletters, latest being January 2011. At the bottom of the page there are links to other group partners. They also have a green map portraying the segregation conversion status. The number of green areas have gone up as compared to two months earlier. There is also a trash(y? - pun intended) article by DNA that details some of the organisations involved. The initiatives for garbage segregation coupled with the waste treatment plants should be adopted as quickly and widely as possible. BBMP and KSPCB should start effectively providing incentives and penalising offenders for a cleaner city/state.