BENGALURU, March 26 -- Waste collection services in Bengaluru resumed on Wednesday, after a day of disruption across over 50 wards that arose due to differences on how waste segregation rules should be enforced, amid a wider conflict between contractors and civic authorities over policy changes and pending payments.

The Bengaluru Solid Waste Management Limited (BSWML) has been pushing for stricter compliance at the household level, while contractors have resisted directives that, according to them, shift the burden of segregation onto collection staff.

Sanitation workers argue that, in practice, mixed waste continues to reach collection points, forcing drivers and loaders to sort it manually, which increases collection time and exposes ...