SHILLONG: The Chief Executive Officer, Shillong Municipal Board (SMB) has informed that with effect from June 5, residents of all localities falling under the Shillong Municipal Board areas shall give only segregated waste to the Municipal truck drivers and lorry attendants.
The segregated waste will be accepted through the household waste containers that were supplied to every family as a one-time grant by the Government.
The task force for every locality is expected to monitor the waste handling by residents of their locality at least for the first few weeks. The driver and lorry attendants are trained to check and refuse to load mix waste into their trucks.
Any household which has not received the bins can contact the SMB/SIPMIU through the local headmen.
