Gurgaon: In order to ensure waste segregation is done properly, MCG has started inspecting Ecogreen vehicles engaged in door-to-door waste collection. The civic body on Thursday inspected vehicles to see whether there are partitions in the vehicles to segregate waste. A meeting of the waste collectors was also called by MCG officials to check their knowledge about waste segregation.
“We inspected 82 vehicles, which collect waste from the households in zone-1. We also held an interactive session with drivers and helpers to apprise them about waste segregation so that they ensure that segregated waste is collected on the ground,” said Dheeraj Kumar, joint commissioner for Swachh Bharat Mission.
Kumar said that a majority of vehicles had partitions for waste segregation. However, he said that the staff told the officials that there are some residents who don’t segregate waste and give mixed waste to the collectors.
“Our vehicles were inspected by the MCG on Thursday. Our staff will also ensure that they apprise people about waste segregation,” said Sanjay Sharma, deputy CEO, Ecogreen.
MCG officials said that such inspections would be conducted on regular intervals to keep a check on the vehicles. Moreover, the vehicles were also checked whether loudspeakers are mounted on them to spread awareness about waste segregation.