Bengaluru | September 5, 2026
Bengaluru’s waste collection system is set for a citywide overhaul, with new contracts for 21 of 33 packages expected to be awarded within two months and larger GPS-enabled vehicles planned for doorstep collection across all 28 assembly constituencies.
Greater Bengaluru Development Minister Krishna Byre Gowda said the Bengaluru Solid Waste Management Ltd (BSWML) had received government approval for 21 packages. Work orders are being issued to contractors, who have been directed to begin operations within two months, he said after a meeting with MPs, MLAs and MLCs on civic and development issues under the Greater Bengaluru Authority at Vidhana Soudha.
The proposed system will replace the existing one-tonne auto-tippers with three-tonne vehicles. Each vehicle will be fitted with GPS and assigned a designated route that it will be required to follow daily. The tracking system is intended to allow authorities to monitor whether vehicles are covering their assigned areas.
The contracts cover all 33 packages created for the city’s 28 assembly constituencies. The new system has been planned against an increase in Bengaluru’s waste-handling capacity from 5,200 metric tonnes to 9,000 metric tonnes, according to the minister.
“The system is being designed to ensure that whatever quantity of waste is generated by citizens is properly collected and transported for disposal,” Byre Gowda said.
The government does not plan to bring back roadside garbage bins under the proposed arrangement. The minister said such bins could create garbage black spots. Instead, waste is to be collected directly from households at their doorstep.
Residents who are unable to hand over waste when a collection vehicle arrives will be allowed to leave a bag on their compound wall or grill, which collection staff will collect, Byre Gowda said. He appealed to citizens not to dump waste on roads or in public spaces and asked them to cooperate with the new collection system.
The waste collection announcement came during a wider meeting on civic infrastructure attended by elected representatives and senior officials. Issues raised included pothole-filling expenditure, restoration of roads dug up by the Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board, street lighting, parks, water supply, civic schools and vacancies among civic workers.
Representatives also sought action on illegal flexes and posters, faster work on the Banashankari Metro skywalk and Jalahalli Cross underpass, and progress on the stalled flyover project near RR Nagar Arch. Other issues discussed included the drone-based property survey, stray dogs and illegal commercial activity in building basements.
The next formal step for the waste system is the completion of work orders for the approved packages, followed by the contractors’ commencement of operations within the two-month timeline set by the government.
