• It seems to be two steps forward and one step back as the city grapples with enforcing segregation of dry and wet waste.
• At the start of the year, more than half the city was segregating waste. But, gradually, as collection at source became irregular and citizens become lax, segregation has fallen to barely 40%,
• More than ₹340 crore has been spent to create six composting plants around the city. But these run at barely 20% of their capacity. Instead, all the waste is headed to Bellahalli quarry.
• The six composting plants, which started functioning since 2014, have a capacity to process 1,800 tonnes daily. However, currently, less than 360 tonnes are being processed.
• This continues to be against the directions of the Karnataka High Court which, in 2018, had ordered BBMP to revive these compost-based waste processing plants in the city and run them at optimum capacity.

As garbage collection improved, segregation by citizens went up. Now, garbage collection is once in three or four days rather than daily. Garbage collection autorickshaws are not seen on the ground now. Because of this, segregation at homes has come down too