NDMC launches RRR on Wheels for collection of recyclable waste
The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) on Wednesday launched RRR (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) on Wheels vehicles to collect recyclable waste directly from residents’ homes.
The NDMC has also released a citizen handbook on the Solid Waste Management Rules 2026, both developed in collaboration with Chintan Environmental Research and Action Group.
NDMC Chairman Keshav Chandra released the handbook and flagged off the RRR on Wheels vehicles at a programme held at NDCC Phase-II.
The RRR on Wheels initiative extends the reduce, reuse, and recycle model beyond NDMC’s existing network of eight micro-material recovery facilities across its area. It is specifically designed for residents who segregate their waste at home but are unable to travel to a fixed RRR centre. The vehicles will visit homes to collect recyclables, e-waste, textiles, and other dry waste and channel them to authorised recyclers.
The initiative also involves trained waste-pickers in its operations and links them to formal recognition and livelihood schemes, including the NAMASTE programme, ensuring that as doorstep collection becomes more convenient for residents, the workers enabling it have more secure and dignified employment.
