GCC Launches 40-Day Waste Segregation Drive Across 50,000 South Chennai Homes

The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) launched a 40-day door-to-door waste segregation drive in the southern region of the city on Saturday, targeting 50,000 households across five zones, including Adyar. In Adyar Zone, the civic body held a source segregation sensitisation programme at the Integrated Child Care Centre on Muthulakshmi Salai in Thiruvanmiyur.

Titled “Segregate Waste–Save Tomorrow,” the initiative aims to establish the habit of waste segregation at source among residents. According to a press release, Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay instructed that steps must be taken to collect and dispose of waste by properly segregating it into biodegradable, non-biodegradable, sanitary, and hazardous categories to ensure scientific solid waste management.

Under the first phase of the scheme, a target of 50,000 households has been set across the five southern zones: Valasaravakkam, Alandur, Adyar, Perungudi, and Sholinganallur. Each zone will cover 10,000 households in phases. In the initial rollout, GCC distributed dedicated bags for non-biodegradable waste alongside informational kits to 1,000 households per zone, covering an initial 5,000 households.

Along with the event in Adyar Zone, launch drives took place at Krishnamachari Nagar 4th Street and Ashtalakshmi Nagar 5th Street in Valasaravakkam Zone, Himachal Nagar Link Area in Alandur Zone, the GCC Zone Office in Perungudi Zone, and the Labour Housing Park in Sholinganallur Zone.

During the drive, civic staff visited homes to distribute exclusive bags for collecting non-biodegradable waste, hand out informational flyers, and place awareness posters on walls. The distributed bags serve as visual reminders to help residents maintain regular segregation habits.

Throughout the 40-day campaign, joint teams from the GCC and Urbaser Sumeet will conduct regular door-to-door follow-up visits to monitor participation and guide residents on handing over non-biodegradable items through designated collection systems.

Following the 40-day period, the corporation will assess household participation, collection efficiency, and improvements in segregation before scaling the initiative from the initial 5,000 homes to the full target of 50,000 households.