As Maharashtra is gradually coming to terms with the plastic ban, people who have stored plastic at home before it was outlawed, are facing a unique problem. Responsible citizens are hesitant to throw the plastic in the garbage as it will very likely end in landfills defeating the purpose of the ban.
However, Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) has come up with a solution to this problem. The civic body has set up three plastic banks where residents can go and deposit banned plastic items lying at their homes.
Also if the person has too much plastic to carry, they can contact KDMC or NGOs like the Urja Foundation, Eco Samtol Works and Jagruk Nagrik Sanstha which can even pick it up from their homes.
Speaking to Daily News & Analysis, Prasad Thakur, the Public Relations Officer of KDMC said, “People can come and deposit all the plastic they have and want to get rid of… Those who have more than 10 kg plastic can call these centres for a free pick-up.”
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Interestingly, KDMC has been working silently in the last two years with Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) to make fuel out of the collected plastic waste, freepressjournal.in reported.
According to Milind Gaikwad, Deputy Engineer from Solid Waste Management (SWM) of KDMC , the civic body had begun working towards this goal of creating fuel from plastic over two years ago.
“KDMC along with Urja Foundation have been working for good environment since two years now. We contacted Dr Medha Tadpatrikar, the founder of Rudra Environment Solutions. She has two plants which convert plastic waste into Poly fuel. The poly-fuel is a mixture of diesel, petrol and kerosene, with very high calorific value. It can be used in boilers, furnaces, stoves, in agricultural firms and such purposes,” Gaikwad told the news outlet.
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