Nirmal carts to visit city houses to collect waste
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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Mini mobile waste collection units called 'Nirmal carts' will be the latest introduction in civic body's waste management campaign 'My city beautiful city'. The corporation will roll out the first Nirmal cart at Nedumcadu next week. The carts are being introduced to revive the old waste collection mechanism that existed in the city until the closure of waste management unit at Vilappilsala.
At present, the residents are supposed to bring the waste directly to aerobic bins and Nirmal waste collection kiosks. With the introduction of Nirmal carts, corporation workers will conduct house visits every morning in a residential area. Waste will be measured and collected at a monthly rate of Rs 100. Plastic and e-waste will also be collected from households once in a week. Special days will be allotted for plastic and e-waste collection.
Sources said the facility will be extended to Karamana and Chalai wards in the next phase. If found successful, the scheme would be extended to other wards later.
A resource recovery centre will also be set up at Nedumcadu where waste transported by mobile carts will be collected. The biodegradable waste will be immediately transferred to aerobic bins set up in the ward. "Only segregated waste will be collected and residents will be issued warnings in this regard. The carts will be introduced simultaneously with the expansion of decentralized waste management units in each ward," said S Pushpalatha, chairperson, health standing committee. This will be the second RRC to be set up by the corporation. The first one had come up at Sreekanteswaram.
Clean Kerala Company, which has taken over e-waste collection has paid corporation Rs 5/ kg for 980 kg of e-waste that was collected last week. The corporation plans to make effective use of mobile carts so that monetary returns could be ensured from collection of e-waste and plastic waste. Mobile carts will also be used as a mode for promoting zero waste campaign.
"We provide each cart with a weighing scale so that we could assess the waste being handed over from each household on a monthly basis. We are working towards reducing the amount of waste being generated in each house and monthly assessment of waste generation will be presented to the residents so that they can reduce the quantity of waste being handed over to the workers," a corporation official said.
As part of spreading the Nirmal carts in other areas, the civic body has sought financial assistance of Rs 2.84 crore from state government for the installation of 46 biogas plants mostly in school compounds. "At least 10-12 houses could be covered with the help of these units coming up in schools," the official added.
Nirmal carts have been shaped out of abandoned push-carts which ran out of use with waste collection coming to a halt in the city. The carts were reassembled, painted and modified to be launched as Nirmal carts.
At present, the residents are supposed to bring the waste directly to aerobic bins and Nirmal waste collection kiosks. With the introduction of Nirmal carts, corporation workers will conduct house visits every morning in a residential area. Waste will be measured and collected at a monthly rate of Rs 100. Plastic and e-waste will also be collected from households once in a week. Special days will be allotted for plastic and e-waste collection.
Sources said the facility will be extended to Karamana and Chalai wards in the next phase. If found successful, the scheme would be extended to other wards later.
A resource recovery centre will also be set up at Nedumcadu where waste transported by mobile carts will be collected. The biodegradable waste will be immediately transferred to aerobic bins set up in the ward. "Only segregated waste will be collected and residents will be issued warnings in this regard. The carts will be introduced simultaneously with the expansion of decentralized waste management units in each ward," said S Pushpalatha, chairperson, health standing committee. This will be the second RRC to be set up by the corporation. The first one had come up at Sreekanteswaram.
Clean Kerala Company, which has taken over e-waste collection has paid corporation Rs 5/ kg for 980 kg of e-waste that was collected last week. The corporation plans to make effective use of mobile carts so that monetary returns could be ensured from collection of e-waste and plastic waste. Mobile carts will also be used as a mode for promoting zero waste campaign.
"We provide each cart with a weighing scale so that we could assess the waste being handed over from each household on a monthly basis. We are working towards reducing the amount of waste being generated in each house and monthly assessment of waste generation will be presented to the residents so that they can reduce the quantity of waste being handed over to the workers," a corporation official said.
As part of spreading the Nirmal carts in other areas, the civic body has sought financial assistance of Rs 2.84 crore from state government for the installation of 46 biogas plants mostly in school compounds. "At least 10-12 houses could be covered with the help of these units coming up in schools," the official added.
Nirmal carts have been shaped out of abandoned push-carts which ran out of use with waste collection coming to a halt in the city. The carts were reassembled, painted and modified to be launched as Nirmal carts.
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