Mumbai: BMC collected around 7 tonnes of domestic sanitary and special care waste and sent it for processing to six plasma incineration plants in May. As many as 1,748 establishments — 1,037 housing societies, 606 beauty parlours, 80 educational institutions and 25 women’s hostels — have registered for the dedicated domestic sanitary and special care waste collection and management service, which was launched on April 22 to promote safer and more hygienic disposal of personal-use items.Deputy municipal commissioner Kiran Dighavkar said that the response from the public to the service has been “very good”. The service also includes the collection of pet animal faeces from homes.In the last 19 days, the highest waste collection — 5,274kg — was from P-South ward (Goregaon, Aarey Colony), followed by 611kg from G-South ward (Worli, Lower Parel, Prabhadevi, Mahalaxmi) and 495kg from B ward (Dongri, Umarkhadi). Around 225kg waste was collected from R-Central ward (Borivli, Gorai, Magathane), 122kg from R-North ward (Dahisar), 60kg from P-East ward (Malad East, Dindoshi, and Kurar), 41kg from S ward (Vikhroli, Bhandup), 38kg from D ward (Tardeo, Girgaum, Walkeshwar, Malabar Hill, Altamont Road), 35kg from C ward (Bhuleshwar, Pydhonie, Marine Lines, Dhobi Talao), and 25kg from N ward (Ghatkopar, Vidyavihar).Mumbai generates 7,000-8,000 tonnes of solid waste daily, of which 70-80 tonnes consists of sanitary waste, including used sanitary napkins, diapers, and personal hygiene products which are often disposed of with general household waste and present serious health risks to sanitation workers and contribute to environmental degradation.BMC has introduced a QR code-based self-registration system enabling establishments to sign up for the initiative. An NGO has been appointed to conduct training and awareness sessions on proper segregation and collection of the waste for the housekeeping staff and office-bearers of the establishments. Thereafter, BMC fixes the time and schedule for waste collection, and the route for its vehicles. The registered establishments are provided with yellow bags to ensure the safe and hygienic disposal of domestic sanitary and special care waste.“We have deployed a dedicated vehicle for each ward for collecting waste from these registered entities. So far, around seven tonnes of domestic sanitary and special care waste have been collected and sent to the six plasma incineration plants for safe processing,” said a BMC official. “Collection is done daily for some establishments, while for others, collection is done in intervals of two or three days. Registration for this service and collection of this waste will be made mandatory in the future.“