Locals favour MCD plan to help citizens sell plastic waste

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Locals favour MCD plan to help citizens sell plastic waste

Wednesday, 20 May 2020 | PNS | Dehradun

The chief municipal health officer Dr Kailash Joshi recently said that if locals will segregate their plastic waste from their regular trash and save it, Municipal Corporation of Dehradun (MCD) will assist them in selling it.

He had also stated that segregation of garbage and its disposal at the source will resolve several issues that MCD has to face during garbage disposal. While most of the locals opined that things will not change unless MCD itself optimises the garbage collection process, some said that it could be a start to make a difference in garbage disposal and the environment.

According to grocery store owner Surender Kumar, "Even if people begin to segregate the garbage at their homes and keep the plastic waste separate, I do not think it is going to make much difference.

Initially, people did segregate the dry and wet trash but sanitation workers always used to dump that together in their garbage collection vehicle.

If everything is going to be mixed together by sanitation workers eventually, why would anybody bother to segregate their garbage. In fact, MCD needs to be efficient in its work system," he said.

"People do not have enough space to make compost or separate plastic waste to sell it. Besides, the corporation will only assist initially and then it will become apathetic again. If MCD would have wanted this, they could have started an awareness campaign in the city in the last few years," opined Nehru Colony resident Sachin Pandey.

Though, most of the people want MCD to be more efficient and systematic in its work, some think irrespective of MCD’s work competence, locals should segregate garbage, prepare compost and separate plastic waste before dumping the garbage. “I segregate my garbage regularly and make compost by disposing of all the biodegradable waste in a pit in my garden. I do not care if they mix all the trash later because I dump my garbage as per the rules.

Also, I never knew that MCD can help to sell plastic waste so I always dumped them with non-biodegradable waste. I think if MCD runs an awareness campaign on this, everyone will listen and follow it," said Dalanwala resident Mahesh Kant. According to a local Tejaswi Sharma, “Actually, segregating garbage is a tough job only for lazy people. How hard it is to keep your trash separately. Also, having no place for composting is a lame excuse.

Anyone can compost kitchen biodegradable waste at their homes using a big drum, or old tank or anything with a lid in which things can be kept and stored. Even if there is more compost that one can use, you can always dispose of it at locations where plants grow. Of course, plastic waste disposal is tough and recycling it is always the best option.

If people begin to dispose of most of their garbage at their homes and MCD helps people to get plastic waste to recycle, it will certainly help our environment. Everyone needs to understand that proper garbage disposal is not somebody's job, it is everybody's job," added Sharma.

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