The Hindu 19.11.2013
Get Rs. 3 a kg for waste
D. Radhakrishnan
With waste management continuing to be a challenge, the
civic administration on Monday extended its support to a new corporate
sector initiative.
In an interaction organised by the
municipality to familiarise the people with the salient features of the
initiative, members of the Udhagamandalam Municipal Council and
representatives of various trade bodies participated.
Municipal
Commissioner K. Sivakumar said that the scheme will be jointly
implemented by the municipality and the India Tobacco Company (ITC)
Limited.
The objective was source segregation and
recycling. It would keep the town litter-free and help increase the
earnings of conservancy workers.
Stating that it was
part of the Corporate Social Responsibility activities of the ITC, the
company’s manager, Feroze Munshi, said that proper management of dry
wastes like paper, card board, soft drink cans, plastic bags and
bottles, milk sachets, tooth paste tubes, and chocolate wrappers could
protect the environment including the soil.
Udhagamandalam
generated about 40 tonnes of waste everyday, he said. Dry recyclable
waste accounted for 20 per cent. The company would give Rs. 3 a kg of
recyclable waste to conservancy workers. It would be deposited in their
bank account. Such a practice was being followed in some other countries
and in places like Coimbatore, and Gudalur.
Council Chairman K. Sathyabama welcomed the proposal and urged the people to extend their cooperation.
The objective of the new initiative is in source segregation and recycling of waste.
