Bulk waste generators to be sensitised to compost units

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, August 29

In order to make the city clean and stink-free, the Municipal Corporation Jalandhar (MCJ) on Wednesday organised a sensitisation workshop for the bulk waste generators including hotels and restaurants.

In this workshop, representatives from Swalaban and Palta Engineering Works Private Limited gave their detailed presentations to the participants from various hotels, restaurants and other bulk waster producers.

Later addressing the gathering, MCJ Commissioner Diparva Lakra said under the rules of Solid Waste Management, bulk waste generators (which generate more than 100 kg of waste per day) are required to segregate their waste at source and process, treat and dispose of biodegradable waste within premises.

He encouraged them to set up decentralised composting machines in their premises so that Jalandhar could lead in the state in decentralized composting and segregate the waste at the source. He said Swachh Survekshan would also look into the number of bulk waste generators in each city. Lakra said the MCJ had also proposed to set up plants in various areas in city.