THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state government will provide kitchen bins to every house to treat organic waste to minimise the garbage issue in the state.Handover of non-organic waste to Haritha Karma Sena will be made mandatory. After November, fines will be imposed for dumping garbage in public places and water bodies.

Small storage centres will be set up by November in all wards to segregate non-organic waste. Bins will be placed at 500-meter intervals on major roads in cities. Minister MB Rajesh said in a press conference that storage will be ensured by bins in government and private institutions and schools.

Inorganic waste, including plastic, should be handed over to Haritha Karma Sena on payment of the user fee. Vehicle facilities will be ensured to deliver the non-organic waste collected by the local body to the storage centres on the same day. The clean ones will be sold to recycling agencies through Clean Kerala Company. Others will be used, including for road construction.

For bins, the public can approach the local body or representative of the people. The local health department staff will guide the maintenance of the kitchen bin. Organic waste including food waste can be converted into compost through the kitchen bin.

Inoculum should be added to the bin along with organic waste daily. Inoculum is a mixture of chemicals added to the soil. This will be provided by the local body at a low cost. A Biogas system is mandatory including in flats where a kitchen bin is not practical. Strict action will be taken against the flat owner who does not prepare the disposal system.

Garbage disposal fee for weddings

For events and weddings with more than 100 people, organisers will now have to pay waste disposal fees to local bodies. This also applies to political parties. The fee rate will be decided by the local body. The information about the program should be provided three days in advance. The agency appointed by the local body will collect the waste. This will be taken to the waste treatment centres and composted. Inspections will be conducted at auditoriums, hospitals and shopping malls this month to catch the violators. A special program in collaboration with the Industries Department with private participation on the concept of waste to wealth. The target is to collect 1000 crore rupees a year.