Mumbai: Despite the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) offering a 5% rebate in property tax to encourage Bulk Waste Generators (BWGs) to treat waste at source since 2020–21, only 12 residential complexes have availed the benefit so far. The civic incentive remains modest compared to the high costs of on-site waste treatment, which often generates foul odour and requires substantial space key reasons behind the low compliance rate.

Low Uptake Despite Mandate and Incentives

A 5% rebate is available to housing societies that use treated water from Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs), compost segregated waste, and implement rainwater harvesting. However, eight years after the BMC made on-site waste treatment mandatory for BWGs, compliance remains poor.

Out of 2,776 large residential and co

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