pmc is trying its best but the citizens attitude needs to be changed all they need to do is have two different bins in their homes and not mix their waste education and information about segregation should reach the roots tara warrior who also developed her garden out of wet waste more than 20 years ago said that citizens had become habituated to throwing their waste without thinkingthe the pmc may have failed to manage the citys municipal solid waste in a scientific manner they say but it is high time citizens also take responsibility for the waste they generate she added that people show resistance to garbage segregation by complaining that composting attracts rodents foul smell etc but we all need to introspect and understand that segregation is one of the solutions people should be told why segregation is necessary rather than just impose fines or give concessions speaking to toi sheila christian who has been promoting segregation for many years and is also helping the pmc create awareness said the municipal solid waste msw handling rules were passed nine years ago and clearly spoke about citizens segregating waste into wet and dryit is high time a stringent fine is imposed how much do citizens or even the pmcs own sanitary inspectors really understand about segregation citizens are totally responsible for the problem that we see today she said that proper training should be given to sanitary workers inspectors and all those involved in the process of waste managementthe pmc should tell the citizens what alternatives are available to them why should the villagers of urali devachi suffer because of our waste garbage has become such a problem warrior said she said sheila asked if pune doesnt do it then how will it percolate to smaller cities like kolhapur shrikhande said there is no doubt that garbage segregation is the need of the hour however lata shrikhande one of the pioneers of garbage segregation in the city who began the concept of developing terrace gardens out of wet waste generated at home said that the pmc should not undertake work just because the rules say sojust doing superficial work will not do rather than blaming let us find solution narayan said we can blame the administration but the citizens attitude is that they want the garbage out of sight all of us are to be blamed for the situation there is no understanding and sensitivity laxmi narayan of the kagad kach patra kashtakari panchayat a wastepickers union said that it was a crisis situation for years i have been going to all areas of the city along with the pmc officials but not everybody takes it up pune while some experts have welcomed the pune municipal corporations pmc move to frame a proposal to fine households who do not segregate garbage others say that citizens should first understand the need for segregation