Kathmandu, Oct. 31 -- Waste collection in Kathmandu and surrounding cities has stopped after locals at the Bancharedanda landfill site on the Nuwakot-Dhading border resumed protests from Wednesday.

With the protests, disposal of the waste collected from local units of the Kathmandu valley and parts of Kavrepalanchok district has been halted indefinitely. Companies that collect household waste have also suspended door-to-door collection.

"We have been bringing waste to our transfer station for storage from some wards," said Sarita Rai, chief of the Environment Department under the Kathmandu Metropolitan City. "But we don't have much space, and some waste is still in garbage trucks. If the obstruction continues, waste will start piling up...