Aafrin Kidwai 
After getting rid of nearly all the legacy waste dumped in its yard over the last three decades, the Koothattukulam municipality along the eastern border of the district is set to shift to a waste disposal system converting biodegradable waste into bio-manure by the end of the year.
The municipality had roped in a Kattapana-based ex-servicemen charitable society approved by the Suchitwa Mission for the disposal of the piled-up waste. The agency, which was selected through e-tender for the ₹25 lakh-project, started the work a week back, reports The Hindu.
Once the dumping yard is cleared, the municipality plans to adopt an aerobic composting technique popularly known as the ‘Thumboormuzhi model’ for converting the waste into bio-manure, the sale of which is expected to bring in revenue.
Since the municipality is a largely agrarian society, majority of the households had the capacity to treat waste at source. The municipality would help set up compost pits or bio-bins, wherever needed.
In the wake of the pandemic, the municipality also plans to set up a plastic shredding unit along with an incinerator to deal with the increasingly large volume of used masks.
