The major problems of any developing city include the handling of solid waste. Nowadays a massive challenge for urban areas is efficient solid waste management (Abas & Wee, 2014). The rate of generation and composition of solid waste has changed in recent years due to booming populations, infrastructural development, lifestyle changes, and increasing trends of urbanization

1. Waste Management App Launched
(For Lahore)
Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC) has launched an
Android application for waste management in the provincial
capital.
The app is named ‘Clean Lahore’ and has been developed in
collaboration with Punjab IT Board (PITB) to provide citizens
with an instant and straightforward way to lodge their
complaints.

2. Citizens of Lahore can register their complaints about waste
management in their area, street or society using this app.
“The complaints are assigned to the designated staff of LWMC,
and a complete redressal mechanism and assignment matrix
are attached with each complaint,” reads the app description
on Play Store.
Its slogan is “Let’s work together to keep Lahore clean.”
Punjab Minister for Law and Local Government Raja Basharat
was the chief guest at the launch ceremony for this application.
During his address, the minister applauded the collaborative
effort of the LWMC and Punjab IT Board for developing “an
innovative application to address people’s complaints.”
LWMC’s MD Khalid Nazir mentioned that the use of information
technology for waste management is intended to achieve
efficiency, transparency and effective control.
He added that the people of Lahore, using this application, can
submit their complaint with live pictures, live GPS location, and
comments.
How Does It Work?

3.
The users will have to register with their name, contact number,
and National Identity Card number.

4.
● Once registration is completed, the complainant should
select a related category from the given list.
● Next, you’re supposed to upload the images of a pile of
garbage, bad sanitation situation or filthy streets as
evidence.
● Enter the location details & enter complainant details.
● Wait for a response from LWMC’s team.
Quite simple, isn’t it?