Bengaluru, Nov 19, 2025

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Wednesday that Bengaluru has often been criticised as a garbage city, but the government aims to transform it into a plastic and waste-free city.

Siddaramaiah highlighted that Bengaluru alone produces 900 tonnes of plastic annually, and warned that if citizens fail to understand this issue, making the city plastic-free will not be possible.

“With public awareness and cooperation with the government, Bengaluru can become a plastic-free city by 2030,” he said while inaugurating the Golden Jubilee celebrations (2025) of the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB), marking 50 years of the board’s establishment.

He pointed out that according to central government data, 131 cities in India exceed safe pollution lev

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