According to the document: 1) Segregation of garbage into wet, dry, e-waste, and biohazard waste is now mandatory for all residential apartments and layouts in Bangalore, with fines for non-compliance. 2) Garbage is to be separated according to type and disposed of properly - wet waste collected daily, dry waste collected weekly, e-waste in yellow bins in common areas, biohazard in pedal bins in lobbies. 3) Guidelines are provided on proper handling and disposal of each category of waste to avoid smells and ensure cleanliness. Reusable bags will be provided for dry waste collection.

1. Solid Waste Management
NOW MANDATORY
According to BBMP rules Segregation of garbage
(Wet, Dry, Biohazard, E-Waste) is now Mandatory for all the
Residential Apartments, Layouts, etc. in Bangalore
( Fines will be imposed for Non Compliance )

2. Types of Garbage and Method of
Segregation
Garbage is divided into FOUR
categories
Wet Waste
Dry Waste
E-Waste
Biohazard Waste

3. WET WASTE or KITCHEN WASTE
What is Wet Waste?
Pencil Shaving
Vegetables Peel Match sticks
Fruit Peel Hair
Tea Leaves Fruit Kernel
Coffee Powder Coconut Shells
Flowers & leaves NO animal
Left over food bones (this goes in
Biohazard waste)

4. How to dispose off Wet Waste
Collection of Wet Waste will be only once in a day.
 Specific collection time will be given to all the blocks for collecting Wet Waste ,
after that please DO NOT keep your Garbage out or near the staircase because it
may start smelling and cause inconveniences to others.
TAGS will be provided to everyone which should be hanged outside the door if
you want the Housekeeping staff to ring your door bell to collect Wet Waste (to
avoid disturbance). Else, you could keep the Wet Waste Bin outside your home BUT
the Bin should have a proper cover (Lid One) to avoid foul smell in the corridor.
 Housekeeping staff will take Wet Waste directly from house (WITHOUT plastic
bag)
 Wet Waste should NOT be kept in Plastic cover even outside home also (one can
keep the whole bin outside but with the proper lid )
 After giving your Wet Waste remove your TAG immediately to aid
Housekeeping staff.

5. TAG
These type of TAGS will be provided to everyone which you should hang
outside the door if you want the Housekeeping staff to ring your door bell
to collect Wet Waste (to avoid disturbance) otherwise you can keep the
Wet Waste Bin outside your home. Please ensure the Bin has a proper
cover to avoid foul smell in the corridor.

6. INSIDE YOUR HOMES
PLEASE DO NOT use plastic bags for
keeping Wet Waste or Kitchen waste

7. OUTSIDE YOUR HOMES
Please DO NOT keep open wet garbage bin
outside your home

8. E -WASTE
What Is Electronic Waste?
Batteries
Bulbs
Tube lights
Chokes
Old CD’s
Old DVD’s
Printers
Cartridges
Adapters
Audio Video Cassettes
Electronic Toys
Remote Controls
Wires

9. DO & DON'TS
of handling E WASTE
Please DO NOT mix your E WASTE with your DRY or WET
waste, YELLOW color E WASTE bins are placed near the CLUB HOUSE
and behind the PPAOA office

10. How to dispose off E-Waste
Yellow colored Dust Bins for collecting E-Waste are
placed in Club House and behind the PPAOA
office.
NOTE
E-Waste will NOT BE collected by the
Housekeeping staff. Residents are requested to
please dispose off that waste on their own
Please DO NOT mix your E Waste with Wet ,Dry or
Biohazard waste

11. BIOHAZARD or REJECT WASTE
What Is BIOHAZARD Waste?
Bathroom Waste
Diapers
Sanitary napkins
Condoms
Human hair
Animal waste and hair
Syringes
Shaving blades
Finger nails
Animal Bones
Dry clothes Rags
Old Mopping , Dusting cloth
Broken Crockery
Old shoes

12. How to dispose off Biohazard Waste
Pedal Bins for collecting Biohazard Waste will be
placed in all the Block lobby next to Dry Waste
Bins.
NOTE
Biohazard Waste will NOT BE collected by the
Housekeeping staff. Residents are advised to
dispose off the waste on their own.
Please DO NOT mix your Biohazard Waste with
Wet ,Dry or E-Waste.

13. DRY WASTE
What is DRY Waste?
PAPERS PLASTIC METAL and
 Paper Plates OTHERS
 Plastic Bags
 Bit of Papers
 Plastic Toys  Aluminum Foils
 Shredded Papers
 Utensils  Aluminum Cans
 Carton Boxes
 Plastic Bottles  Spray Cans
 News Papers
 Bubble Wraps  Bottle Caps
 Magazines
 Plastic Containers  Tetra packs
 Chocolate Wrappers
 Milk Pouches *  Thermacole
 Toffee Wrappers
 Idly Batter Pouches* Cups, Plates etc
 Chips Wrappers
 Curd Pouches*  Thermacole and
 Paper Glasses
 Gift Wrappers Styrofoam Packing
 waste Packing  Glass Bottles
Material  Juice Packets
PLEASE NOTE *
Milk Pouches ,Idly Batter Pouches, Curd Pouches MUST BE rinsed and
dried before trashing it in the dry waste . Please ensure that all waste
meant for the Dry Bins is completely dry before disposal.

14. How to dispose off Dry Waste
Collection of Dry Waste will be done ONLY ONCE in a Week.
WOW bags from ITC (Reusable) Will be distributed to everyone for keeping DRY
WASTE only. Every bag will have Block No. and House No. written on that.
NOTE
 Dry Waste WILL BE collected by the Housekeeping staff directly from home only
once in a week.. (Day will be intimated )
 Please keep the Dry Waste bag outside your home , the House
keeping staff will empty the bag into dedicated drums and leave
your bag outside your home.
 If you miss the collection day
and want to trash your piled up Dry
Waste, please trash it on your won in the Red or
Green Color Bin placed in all block lobbies.
Please DO NOT mix Wet Waste , E-Waste or
Biohazard Waste in Dry Waste , because it will be collected only once a week and Wet
Waste, Biohazard Waste will start smelling and will cause inconvenience to you all.

15. THANKS
PPAOA