3 minutes of readingPuneFebruary 3, 2026 05:45 pm IST
In a bid to revitalize scientific waste management, the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has issued a directive urging residents to separate household waste into four distinct categories instead of the earlier two-bin system. The PCMC health department is leading the initiative in all districts of the city and creating awareness through public campaigns, officials said.
According to the directive issued on Friday, January 30, residents must deliver household waste in door-to-door collection vehicles, after separating it into dry waste, wet waste, sanitary waste and hazardous waste.
Different color codes are designated for the four-bin system. Blue containers for dry waste that include non-biodegradable and non-soiled items such as paper, plastic, glass, metal, wood and rubber; while green bins are intended for wet waste such as food scraps, used tea bags, coffee grounds, eggshells and garden waste.
Red containers are intended for healthcare waste, such as solid or liquid waste contaminated with body fluids, including sanitary pads, diapers, disposable medical products, and used tampons; and black containers for household hazardous waste, such as leftover toxic, flammable, corrosive or reactive products, such as paints, cleaners, motor oil, batteries, pesticides and electronics.
Pradeep Thengal, deputy commissioner, PCMC Health Department, said He indian express“Four-way segregation will facilitate scientific processing of waste and help reduce pressure on landfills, promote recycling, control accumulation of garbage, stop environmental pollution and reduce bad smell. Currently, awareness is being raised among residents through social media outreach activities, banners, door-to-door visits, programs and pamphlets carried out with the support of non-governmental organisations.”
He highlighted the importance of waste segregation at source as it reduces downstream complexity, and the collected waste would later be sent to waste-to-energy and biocomposting plants. “Biomedical and electronic waste must be separated, as the amount collected is increasing, and mixing it with regular household waste poses a risk to healthcare workers,” he explained.
“We therefore urge the residents of Pimpri-Chinchwad to cooperate by separating their household waste and handing it properly to municipal collection vehicles. There will be penal action in case of non-compliance,” Thengal added.
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The initiative is being implemented under the leadership of Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Commissioner Shravan Hardikar, Additional Commissioner Vijaykumar Khorate and supervision of Deputy Commissioner Dr Pradeep Thengal and Deputy Commissioner Amit Pandit. It aims to be implemented in all districts of Pimpri-Chinchwad city.