In May last year, TMC had announced it plans to recycle thermocol into gift items like photo frames, CD covers, TV covers and other items.
On Friday, the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) signed a letter of intent with four firms for projects that will help recycle waste generated in the city.
In May last year, TMC had announced it plans to recycle thermocol into gift items like photo frames, CD covers, TV covers and other items. Now, along with it, it will also recycle plastic bags into oil, debris into construction material and also have a bigger plant for recycling biomedical waste.
"We have signed on board Abhay Energy Solution to recycle low commercial value plastic waste to grease or oil that can be used in industrial boilers and furnaces," said Manisha Pradhan, Head, Pollution Control Department, TMC. This and all other projects are being undertaken under Public Private Partnership (PPP) schemes without any extra cost to the TMC. According to officials, the plants will be functional within the next six months.
"Each day, the recycling plant will convert 5000 tons of plastic, that will mostly include thin plastic bags we get from vegetable vendors or grocery store into oil."
While the Thermocol to gift items plant cost is estimated at Rs 50 lakh, the plastic to oil project will cost Rs 3 crore. Both plants will be set up at CP Talav, Wagle Industrial Estate in Thane West.
Besides plastic bags, the city also grapples with thermocol waste. "The city produces about a ton of thermocol waste each day, mostly from packaging material for consumer goods. This waste will be shredded, melted and then reproduced into products like photo frames, CD covers, TV covers, etc," said Pradhan. This project will be implemented by Shree Insupac Manufacturing company.
The third project to be set up will involve refurbishing debris as construction material. "Debris from constructions site will be recycled into tiles, paver blocks, concrete, etc, by Delhi-based Metro Waste Handling company, and will be used to build colony roads, roads with less vehicle movement, and gutters," she said. Similar projects have already been implemented by the Delhi and the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporations.
Thane NGO Enviro-Vigil has come on board for bio-medical waste treatment plant at Daighar. This one will be set up on a larger scale than the one operational at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital at Kalwa.
"These firms will get the right to sell the by-products and in case of debris conversion and bio-medical waste they can charge the hospitals and the construction companies for the waste generated," Pradhan said.
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