Bhopal will send all Eid al-Adha slaughter waste for recycling at the recently commissioned rendering plant in Adampur Chhawni, the civic body decided in a high-level sanitation meeting on Thursday.
Mayor Malti Rai chaired the review, where officials outlined plans to collect and process animal remains into feed for poultry, fish and cats. This marks the city’s first shift from burial to recycling.
Special teams have been formed in all 21 zones, with assistant health officers overseeing 85 wards. Vehicles designated for collection will operate across areas, and contact numbers have been shared publicly.
The rendering facility at Adampur Chhawni, set up this year, is the first of its kind in Madhya Pradesh. It will handle biological waste – including bones, fat and hides – using high-temperature processing. To support the effort, 91 containers will be distributed citywide. Waste will be routed from 43 temporary slaughterhouses and existing sites via the Jinsi slaughterhouse and storage points to the rendering plant.
Eid al-Adha (Bakrid) will be celebrated in Bhopal on Saturday, 7 June, with sacrifices continuing over three days. The BMC aims to prevent open dumping through door-to-door collection in every ward. Staff have begun holding community meetings in various neighbourhoods to raise awareness and encourage cooperation. Officials said this approach will reduce pollution and improve hygiene during the festival. Door-to-door waste collection in the state capital remained disrupted for nearly 90 minutes on Friday morning as sanitation workers staged a protest over delayed salaries.