How do you deal with litterbugs who throw bags of mixed garbage on the street, disfiguring the cityscape? It was the single biggest challenge civic agencies trying to clean up Bengaluru faced. Officials at Bengaluru Solid Waste Management Limited (BSWML), however, ideated a solution.
In every locality there were litterbugs infamous for stealthily throwing their garbage, all mixed up in a plastic bag, on vacant spots, under trees and even tied to electric poles. The BSWML decided to call them out. Citizens who reported such habitual offenders would be rewarded with Rs 250. The offender would be fined.