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Aurangabad: People living in areas around waste processing sites at Padegaon and Harsul Sawangi allege that Aurangabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) tricked people about processing waste. However, the AMC ended up turning the sites into mere garbage dumping grounds.In March, AMC identified nine sites around the city for establishing waste processing units. The civic body said that it was composting wet waste at the waste processing sites and the dry was being sent to a factory in Chittegaon for fuel. They say the civic body built composting pits and dry shed giving an impression that proper waste processing will be undertaken. The Kanchanwadi site was given permission for setting up a bio-methanation plant.Residents living near these sites had expressed concerns over the waste processing units..