The Hindu·3 min read·medium
Kochi households face higher biomedical waste collection fee as Corporation set to trim subsidy
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M.P. Praveen
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Kochi Corporation is restructuring its biomedical waste collection fees, significantly reducing subsidies and increasing costs for households starting in August 2026. The city is transitioning to a new service provider to manage waste disposal more efficiently.
Residents of Kochi city dependent on doorstep collection of biomedical waste may have to brace for a financial shock, as from next month (August, 2026), the Kochi Corporation will move away from a fully subsidised service to a system that gradually restricts subsidy to only eligible sections.
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