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Tracking Solid Waste Management Spending and Vehicles
Municipal SWM budgets fund tipping fees and truck fuel. RTI logbooks reveal diesel theft through distance-fuel analysis.
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Municipalities spend on tipping fees and garbage truck fuel. GPS tracking dashboards and logbook RTI expose diesel theft and inflated contractor claims.
Budget Heads
Check municipal budget:
- SWM Conservancy
- Tipping Fees (per ton)
- Vehicle fuel/maintenance
GPS Tracking
Smart cities offer SWM dashboards with live truck locations
Search: "[City] solid waste dashboard"
RTI Strategy
"Logbook for Vehicle [Number] [Month]: daily km, fuel consumed, routes"
Red Flags
Excessive distance: 200 km/day in single ward = fake logbook
Fuel-distance mismatch: Low km, high fuel consumption
Actions
Complaint: Logbook discrepancies to commissioner
Demand GPS: All garbage vehicles need tracking
Audit SWM spending via budgets and vehicle data.
Resources: Municipal websites | City dashboards
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