Panchkula, Oct. 13 -- The municipal corporation (MC), Panchkula, is shifting its focus to source segregation of waste, with four-compartment garbage collection vehicles likely to be introduced in residential areas to collect wet, dry, sanitary and domestic hazardous waste separately, said MC commissioner Vinay Kumar.

The MC's existing door-to-door waste collection contract ends in December. The next contract will be based on revised request-for-proposal conditions, offering an opportunity to incorporate the new segregation requirements. Effective implementation, however, will depend on household participation and separate collection being maintained throughout the waste-processing chain.

The move follows the Solid Waste Management Rules...