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More the waste, more the expenses to dispose it.” City hotels and restaurants generate nearly 35 tonne of waste of which nearly 30% is food waste. SURAT: Nearly 200 members of hotel association of Surat city have begun compliance to directive of having an organic waste converter (OWC) on their premises to process wet waste and food waste. Some have opted for outsourcing the job.”The maximum wet waste and food waste is generated in hotels that have restaurants running 24x7. Sanat Reliya, vice president of SHARA said, “Nearly half of our members have installed OWCs as they generate enough waste to process on daily basis. The hotel owners were given two options either to have their own OWC or outsource it to an agency approved by SMC..