Bhubaneswar: The municipal corporation has decided to introduce a "no dustbin" concept in residential areas where sanitary agencies working with the civic body will remove all the waste bins installed there.

After removal of the dustbins, the civic body will conduct door-to-door collection of wastes. At specific timings, waste pickers will visit houses to collect wastes, which will then be dumped at nearby collection points and then taken away to the dumping yard.

The concept seeks to avoid piling of garbage in various parts of the city to avoid stink and unhygienic environment. At present, waste is dumped outside houses and if not cleared it leads to an unhygienic environment.

The idea of introducing a no waste bin concept is a part of the several activities under the flagship Swachh Bharat Mission.

"The mission stresses on conducting 100 per cent door-to-door collection of waste to avoid piling of garbage. We have partially done the activities so far," said an official of the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC).

He said door-to-door collection activities were going on in almost all wards of the city but once a day. This will be increased to twice daily after introduction of the no waste bin concept.

"Our private sanitary agencies have already been intimated about the plan," he said. The civic body, however, will keep the waste bins intact in the commercial areas of the city.

"We do conduct two time sweeping activities and lift the garbage regularly in the commercial areas since they generate more waste. The no waste bin concept will not be applicable to commercial areas," said another official of the civic body.

Residents also welcome the move of the administration, but ask for regular collection of waste from the houses.

"This is a good concept, but they need to be regular in it. If they miss out on a single day, the garbage will remain piled up," said Mamata Sahoo, a resident of Rasulgarh.

Mayor Ananta Narayan Jena said they had already taken steps to change the city's sanitation scenario and the no waste bin concept would be unique.

"We will ensure that waste collection is done regularly. People will be urged to wait for waste collectors and end the practice of littering," said Jena.