Vizag to set up dry waste collection and processing units

In an attempt to streamline the management of waste, the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) is chalking out plans to set up dry waste processing units in the city, reports Yo Vizag.

The civic body is working towards a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a private consultant. As per sources from the GVMC, recyclable dry waste such as plastics glass, cardboard, aluminum cans, and other material will be processed into plastic pellets and other products at the proposed dry waste collection and processing units in Visakhapatnam. As a part of the initiative, these units would be launched as a pilot project at Poorna Market (Zone-III) and Gajuwaka (Zone-V) in Visakhapatnam.

GVMC has already been processing wet waste into manure at processing units in the city. Additionally, the civic body has set up a waste-to-biogas plant and a Construction & Demolition (C&D) waste processing plant at Kapuluppada. Currently, a bio-manure plant, bio-mining project, and waste-to-energy plant are at various stages of development.

Enforcing segregation of solid waste continues to pose a challenge for the Corporation. and the GVMC hopes they will be see some improvement soon for Swacch Survekshan 2021.

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