The Kathmandu Metropolitan City has decided to charge about 130,000 residents living on the main thoroughfares a fee for collecting household waste. The Household Waste Collection Programme is an attempt to get people involved in keeping the city clean, city officials say. Municipal trucks are to pick up waste from 6:30 to 9:00 am and residents will be required to dump their waste directly onto the trucks. The fee for using the service ranges from Rs 75 a month?for a household producing 10 litres of waste?to Rs 20,000 for large establishments like five-star hotels. Kathmandu produces about 350 tonnes of solid waste every day. Municipal police will monitor the new order and non-compliance can result in fines of up to Rs 15,000.