Aafrin Kidwai 
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North Delhi Municipal Corporation has a new material recovery facility. Constructed under Zakhira Flyover, the facility can process up to 8 tonnes of waste per day.
“Mechanised machinery, such as bailers, conveyor belt, and material stackers, will be used in its operations. Sorting of around 8 tonnes of waste will be carried out here daily to recover recyclable materials. Waste pickers are an integral part of this project and they will be trained as a formal workforce, thus creating green jobs,” mayor Jai Prakash informed The Times of India.
Jai Prakash said that the facility was first of its kind. “This will be operated by an NGO, Chintan. This socio-technological model for segregation and recycling aims at developing solid waste management infrastructure in a scientific manner,” he added.
Chintan’s founder-director Bharati Chaturvedi said that they would work with the civic body to help reduce the waste going to the Bhalsawa landfill.
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