Vijayawada: Two new plants to treat floral and e-waste

Vijayawada Municipal Corporation (VMC) has announced plans for two recycling plants to treat floral and e-waste at Mutyalampadu and Ajith Singh Nagar. The city generates 15 tonnes of floral waste and seven tonne of electronic waste each day. 

The contract has been awarded to Vizag-based Green Waves Environmental Solutions. The VMC has already allocated land to establish plants for treating these wastes. The company will have to pay Rs 20 per kg of e-waste to the civic body and the VMC expects to receive 25 per cent share and around Rs 1.21 lakh per month for leasing out the land. Over 700 square yards land has been allotted to each of these plants, reports The New Indian Express.

Picture credit: takomabibelot, E-Waste in the Alley (Silver Spring, MD), CC BY 2.0