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Garbage-free city plan in 2 weeks

Thursday, 09 January 2014 07:25 administrator
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The Times of India                09.01.2014 

Garbage-free city plan in 2 weeks

NOIDA: The Noida Authority seems serious about keeping its New Year's resolution to ensure that the city remains garbage-free. Taking the first step in this direction, a dozen foreign companies gave their presentations on Tuesday before Authority chairman Rama Raman. Officials said a company will be finalized within the next two weeks. The Authority has also planned to conduct a drive to make residents aware about the two kinds of waste so that segregation starts at home.

A Hyderabad-based agency showcased its technology and methodology of dealing with municipal waste. "It has promised door-to-door collection of garbage, segregation, transportation and disposal of waste," said Akhilesh Singh, deputy CEO, Noida Authority. He added that more companies will show their methods of dealing with municipal waste so that the Authority can pick the one that best suits the city's requirement.

"The idea is to streamline the prevailing garbage collection and disposal mechanism. Two high-tech sweeping machines have already been acquired to clean the city," said another official.

Officials said that the proposal incorporates collection of household, medical and industrial waste, which would be segregated before being sent for recycling. The Authority has already built primary garbage collection points outside many sectors. "These garbage collection points are closed from all sides to ensure that stray animals do not enter and create a mess," said a senior Authority official.

Authority officials also said that there is a need to make residents aware about separating various kinds of waste. "Few companies will not be able to function properly if segregation is not done," the official added.

Noida produces 500 tonnes of waste daily that is mostly is dumped onto roads, green belts and vacant spaces. Residents have been demanding for a proper garbage disposal system for a long time, but nothing has materialized so far.

 

Panvel Municipal Council hires private firm to collect trash

Thursday, 09 January 2014 07:24 administrator
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The Times of India                09.01.2014 

Panvel Municipal Council hires private firm to collect trash

NAVI MUMBAI: The Panvel Municipal Council ( PMC) has appointed Samidha Construction Company for collection and disposal of domestic garbage.

The move is part of PMC's plan to make Panvel a zero garbage city. The agency will put up 50 large bins and 100 small bins at important spots where the people can dump their garbage. 

 

Corporator to launch waste segregation project

Thursday, 09 January 2014 07:19 administrator
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The Times of India                09.01.2014 

Corporator to launch waste segregation project

NASHIK: Corporator of ward no. 18 (b) and leader of the House Shashikant Jadhav will soon be launching a project on an experimental basis for segregation of waste at the spot of collection in his ward.

As of now, the waste collected from the city is segregated at the dumping yard. This does not ensure total segregation of wet and dry waste due to which optimum conversion could not be done. Moreover, harmful objects like glass pieces, needles and other such material are also dumped along with dry waste.

On this backdrop, Jadhav will be launching a pilot project in his ward which can be emulated throughout the city depending upon its success.

"I have spoken to the municipal commissioner about the project. This will be a model project in my ward. I am conducting meetings with the citizens and making them aware that garbage should be segregated by them in their houses before handing it over to the garbage vans. For the purpose, I will provide waste disposal bags to the citizens. We will be placing some stands with different bags in which different types of waste will be disposed. The type of waste such as wet, dry, plastic, glass, etc., to be dumped will be written on each bag," Jadhav said, adding that these stands will be placed in the corner of every street in the ward.

"Plastic and glass are saleable items and hence, the NMC can take a decision in this regard. Wet waste can be used to make compost or generate power. Only when segregation is done at the collection site rather than at the dumping site, the compost plant will function efficiently. No municipal corporation is managing its compost plant on its own; only Nashik is. There is no machinery anywhere in the world that can completely segregate the waste," Jadhav said.

He added that once the project is implemented successfully in his ward, the exercise will be carried out in other parts of the city as well.

 
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