Kathmandu, Feb. 6 -- In a bid to reduce the volume of waste being dumped at landfill sites, the Kathmandu Metropolitan City has been working on a plan to segregate all household waste produced within its jurisdiction.

Officials hope that the new measures will help lessen the quantity of waste, which will, in turn, help in managing landfill sites more effectively.

"We have divided the 32 wards of the metropolis into seven blocks where household waste will be segregated," said Sarita Rai, chief of the Environment Department at the KMC. "We have also issued a tender for interested private companies to bid for the collection of household waste."

Since February last year, the city office has been collecting segregated household waste from i...