The financial and commercial capital of the Country, accommodating more than 12 million people presently, Mumbai has garbage (MSW) production to the tune of 6500 Tons per day. It also produces nearly 2500 Tons of construction and demolition (C&D) waste per day.

Functional Elements of SWM System in Mumbai
	The collection and transportation of the huge amount of waste is a matter of concern for any Corporation. MCGM operates a huge fleet of 983 Municipal and Private vehicles for collection of waste making 1396 number of trips each day.

Transportation Vehicles Deployed
Type Municipal Outsourced Total Compactor (Big) 117 313 430 Compactor (Small) - 258 258 Small Tipper (1 Tonner) - 106 106 Dumper Placers (Skip Vehicles) 89 - 89 Tippers (8 Tons) 90 - 90 Stationary Compactors 10 - 10	Big Compactor Vehicle Shed to cover wheeled bins
The three transfer stations at Mahalaxmi, Kurla and Versova support intermediate transfer of waste from the surrounding areas upto the dumping grounds.

Total Manpower Employed
Sweepers and Motor Loaders	28,821 Nos.
Supervisory and Admin Staff	1592 Nos.

SWM Expenditure Outlay (Millions Rs)
Year/ Expenditure	2004-05 Actuals	2005-06 Actuals	2006-07 Actuals	2007-08 Budget Estimate
Revenue	4971.5	5426.5	6455.5	8090.0
Capital	254.0	604.2	687.1	2389.3
Total Expenses	5225.5	6030.7	7142.6	10479.3

Initiatives taken by MCGM in sectors of Collection and Transportation in 2007
	Purchase of standardized community bins
	6000 Wheeled bins with lid of 1.1 m 3 capacity Bins of uniform design amenable to mechanical loading and unloading 20000 nos. of Dual Litter-bins of 50 Its. Capacity (Pole mounted)
	120 ltr., 240 ltr., 360 ltr. capacity wheeled bins       50 ltr. , capacity Pole-mounted litter bin
	Mechanised sweeping of highways and beache
	Cleaning of all the major beaches is outsourced on BOOT basis Use of beach cleaning machines is mandatory
	Machine showing mechanized beach cleaning
	Management and upgradation along with modernization of existing Transfer Stations and setting up 3 more Transfer Stations
	Capacity enhancement of the Transfer stations Phasing out of "Bulk Refuse Carriers" with JCBs/ Compactors Avoid multiple handling of waste Maintain cleanliness and hygiene
	Deployment of NGO labors for collection of garbage around collection Points
	Implementation of Greater Mumbai Cleanliness and Sanitation Bye-laws, 2006
	Creation of dry-waste sorting centres managed by NGOs to accept the recyclable and E-waste in each ward
	Computerization Project inclusive of vehicle tracking system ,Implementation of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Tags for real time tracking of bin servicing
	Implementation of Construction and Demolition Waste Disposal Project as per the Debris Management Policy
	Peoples participation through Advance Locality Management for the residential associations of Mumbai
	Slum Adoption Scheme (Dattak Vasti Yojana) for regular collection of waste from the slums areas
	Restructuring of SWM Department on functional lines
	Conceptual Plan for improvement of Existing Transfer Solutions & Collection of solid waste from slums

Key Features of Plan
	Deployment of mechanized vehicles
	Involvement of NGOs and community
	Increasing Role of Private Sector
	Bringing in change in organisational culture and Introduction of latest technology