Government of Sindh is finalizing a deal with Sindh Solid Waste Management after which they will start collecting trash from doorsteps of people in District Municipal Corporation (DMC) East and DMC South. Currently SSWM is collecting waste from only DMC South.
The cost of the waste collection will be charged from the residents of these districts for which no fix amount have been finalized but it is being said that different amount will be charged in different areas which will fall between Rs. 50 – Rs. 300.
Different surveys are being done by the Chinese firm which is responsible for collecting the waste, it is being said that current population census is also being used to approximate the population and waste production.
On the other hand a case is pending in Sindh High Court which was filed by the Mayor Karachi Waseem Akhtar to handover the waste collection to local city government. Previously Supreme Court ordered devolution of the Sindh Solid Waste Management.