93 per cent flats in city lack waste management system The Corporation of Thrissur has given an ultimatum to the 200-odd flats in the city to have their own waste management system soon. By June-end, apartment complexes in the city will have to choose a suitable waste treatment system to process garbage at the source level. As the dumping of garbage at Lalur dumpyard has been hit for more than five months, the Corporation has decided to make independent source-level garbage treatment facilities mandatory for apartment complexes, hotels and marriage halls. The Corporation would provide subsidy of Rs. 500 for each household. Apartment complexes will get a minimum amount of Rs. 15,000 and maximum amount of Rs. 50000 as subsidy. A recent survey conducted by the civic body revealed that 93 per cent of flats in the city lacked a system to treat waste generated by them, said C.S. Sreenivasan, standing committee chairman (Health). There are 204 flats in the city, of which only 49 have waste treatments systems. Two waste management systems - Clean City Project developed by Confederation of Real Estate Developers' Associations of India (CREDAI) and Thumburmozhy Project developed by Veterinary University – were introduced at the meeting organised by the Corporation for flat owners and associations. Solid-waste processing through microbial composting technique promoted by the CREDAI has proved successful in many flats in Kochi, according to its programme officer. The system developed by the Veterinary University is also very clean and easy to handle. The Corporation would collect plastic and other inorganic waste from flats every 10 days, Corporation sources said. Mayor I.P. Paul, Deputy Mayor Subi Babu and Lalur Model Project for Solid Waste Management coordinator Jagadish Kumar participated.