India, June 15 -- The Noida authority on Friday issued a 15-day ultimatum to all bulk waste generators to install compost processing units on their premises, failing which legal action will be initiated under Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016, officials said.

The directive was issued during a workshop held at Panchsheel Balak Inter College in Sector 91, attended by owners of hotels, restaurants, hospitals, schools, colleges, apartment owners' associations, and other bulk waste producers, officials added.

"If the bulk waste generators do not set up compost processing units, the authority will stop collecting their waste after the 15-day deadline," said Indu Prakash Singh, officer on special duty (OSD), Noida authority. "We've advised th...