Thane Municipal Corporation to install plastic balers for easy recycling

The Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) has decided to install plastic balers in the city for efficient management and recycling of plastic wastes. In it’s bid to obtain the ‘smart city’ tag, the TMC initiated a number of measures recently for the proliferation of greenery in Thane. 

After initiating measures such as making fuel from recycled plastic and testing a solar-autorickshaw, the civic body is bolstering its effort to manage plastic wastes. 

Although, there are a string of rules to reduce plastic usage in the city, the plastic waste menace seems to be uncontrollable with plastic bags, bottles and packets flooding the city’s garbage output. To control the plastic litter, the TMC will install four plastic balers. 

“The balers will compress the plastic which will make melting it easier for recycling units,” said Sunil Chavan, additional municipal commissioner of TMC. 

Using plastic balers for easier recycling is a worldwide practice. 

In Thane, the plastic balers will be installed at crowded areas like railway stations, ST bus stands, market areas among other locations  within the next three months.  The deposited plastic will be compressed and further sent to TMC’s recycling unit at Kopri.  

“Then, the plastic balers will be used to make fuel or other products,” said Chavan.