Godavari. The micro-sorting center operating in Dhangadhi Sub-metropolitan City-2 has earned Rs 4.55 million by selling biodegradable and non-biodegradable waste. The center earned Rs 2.55 million in the last fiscal year and Rs 2 million in the first eight months of the current fiscal year.
According to Ashok Awasthi, head of the sub-metropolitan city’s environment, drinking water and sanitation management branch, the center, which was put into operation by the sub-metropolitan city since Shrawan of the fiscal year 2080/081, has been selling waste through a private company since the current fiscal year.
The Nandadevi Sewa Center in Dhangadhi has been given a contract for five years from 2081 to 2086/87. A contract agreement has been signed with the contractor company, increasing the amount by 10 percent every year for five years according to the first year’s contract amount.
Currently, 21 tons of garbage are collected daily from nine of the 19 wards of the sub-metropolitan city, and the center is classifying and selling the garbage. In the remaining 10 wards, garbage is being collected by placing dustbins in commercial centers through a cleanliness campaign.
The sub-metropolitan city has stated that plastic, iron, tin, aluminum, rubber, shoes, and paper are all classified and sold separately. There has been a problem in the management of non-biodegradable waste made of plastic such as crisps and noodles.
Says that such waste is being managed in vacant land on the recommendation of the ward, Awasthi said, ’70 percent of the collected waste is being used, and biogas is being extracted from the biodegradable waste.’
21 tractors are used to collect biodegradable solid and non-biodegradable waste from Dhangadhi Bazaar and other settlements in the ward and take it to the center, where it is separated into paper, plastic, metal, cloth, glass, wood, firewood, various types of wires, radios, TVs, mobiles and other electronic materials, and rubber. .
Three machines have been installed at the classification center to shred and compress waste including paper, plastic. The sub-metropolitan city has taken two bighas of land on lease for 15 years at an annual rent of Rs 125,000 and brought the center into operation with an investment of Rs 3 million.
Hast Bahadur Shah, the center’s operator, said that the waste collected from the market is being sold in markets including Dhangadhi, Biratnagar, Bhairahawa and Dang, as well as in some local markets. Currently, 140 people have been employed in micro-classification.
Local level representatives from across the country come to visit the center.
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