Thiruvananthapuram: City corporation’s dry waste collection drive for plastic elevate baggage, plastic bottles, outdated sandals and baggage evoked nice response in various counters here on Wednesday. Corporation gathered 8 tonnes of plastic waste, 16 tonnes of sandals, 17 tonnes of bags and 34 tonnes of glass waste.
The civic frame ran 8 particular collection counters for plastic waste, glass waste, outdated sandals and baggage. Counters have been opened at Vanchiyur Junction, Chackai YMA, Pippinmoodu Junction, near Kazhakkootam ward committee place of work, near Sreekaryam petrol pump, near Kadakampally well being inspector place of work, near Pappanamcode engineering college and Putharikandam flooring.
This was once the second one collection drive carried out via corporation in accordance with revenue technology fashion. The council assembly held in 2018 had licensed the charges processed via the well being committee. The corporation had proposed a revenue technology fashion for dry waste collection owing to top financial price being concerned within the undertaking.
As according to the agreed charges, corporation would collect Rs 820 according to tonne for collection and transportation of glass waste. The civic frame will have the ability to earn charges for six kinds of waste as neatly ranging between 50 paise to Rs 4 according to kg for segregated dry waste, coconut shell, husk, fireplace wood, e-waste and tough plastic.
The corporation will have to pay Rs 3.five according to kg for transporting plastic waste and Rs 6 according to kg for transporting hazardous waste. Officials with the well being wing estimate that collection and transportation of plastic waste thru useful resource recovery centres (RRC) accounts for 20-30% of the actual price being incurred for disposal of dry waste from families within the town.
The collection statistics of particular drives carried out via town corporation for 2 years display that between January 2016 and January 2018, corporation gathered and transported 283.6 tonnes of plastic waste from various families within the town.
The civic frame ran 8 particular collection counters for plastic waste, glass waste, outdated sandals and baggage. Counters have been opened at Vanchiyur Junction, Chackai YMA, Pippinmoodu Junction, near Kazhakkootam ward committee place of work, near Sreekaryam petrol pump, near Kadakampally well being inspector place of work, near Pappanamcode engineering college and Putharikandam flooring.
This was once the second one collection drive carried out via corporation in accordance with revenue technology fashion. The council assembly held in 2018 had licensed the charges processed via the well being committee. The corporation had proposed a revenue technology fashion for dry waste collection owing to top financial price being concerned within the undertaking.
As according to the agreed charges, corporation would collect Rs 820 according to tonne for collection and transportation of glass waste. The civic frame will have the ability to earn charges for six kinds of waste as neatly ranging between 50 paise to Rs 4 according to kg for segregated dry waste, coconut shell, husk, fireplace wood, e-waste and tough plastic.
The corporation will have to pay Rs 3.five according to kg for transporting plastic waste and Rs 6 according to kg for transporting hazardous waste. Officials with the well being wing estimate that collection and transportation of plastic waste thru useful resource recovery centres (RRC) accounts for 20-30% of the actual price being incurred for disposal of dry waste from families within the town.
The collection statistics of particular drives carried out via town corporation for 2 years display that between January 2016 and January 2018, corporation gathered and transported 283.6 tonnes of plastic waste from various families within the town.
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March 14, 2019
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