The Hindu 16.11.2010
Plastic waste sent to cement factory
Staff Reporter| To be used as supplement fuel |
Useful waste:Collector M. Jayaraman flagging off a truck carrying plastic waste from Tirunelveli to be sent to a cement factory on Monday.
TIRUNELVELI: Collector M. Jayaraman on Monday flagged off a truck-load of plastic waste collected from various town panchayats in the district being sent to a cement manufacturing unit on the outskirts of the city.
As part of his efforts to convert the district into a ‘plastic-free district', Dr. Jayaraman entered into an agreement with India Cements on sending the plastic waste to the cement manufacturing unit to be used as a supplement fuel along with the regular fuel, coal.
Two tonnes
Subsequently, two tonnes of plastic waste collected at Courtallam, North Valliyoor, Cheranmahadevi, Surandai, Sankar Nagar and Sivagiri town panchayats were sent to the factory on Monday.
The Collector also handed over free house site pattas to 19 beneficiaries in the presence of District Revenue Officer P. Ramanasaraswathi.
