Kathmandu, Nov. 22 -- Garbage collection in Kathmandu Valley and parts of Kavrepalanchok district has resumed after authorities signed an 11-point agreement on Thursday evening with locals of Nuwakot and Dhading districts who had been blocking access to the Bancharedanda landfill.

The Valley's waste management has been a recurring problem for over two decades. In the past, people living around the landfill site obstructed waste disposal to put pressure on the authorities to fulfill their demands concerning development projects, acquisition of land affected by the landfill, compensation and health services.

These protests had largely subsided after Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah promised to honour previous agreements reached with proteste...