MCG to help set up waste plants in condominiums

Gurgaon: The Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon has decided to decentralise solid waste management in the city by involving residents and installing waste treatment plant in societies. The project is likely to take off with the installation of household waste treatment plants in eight condominiums in the city. If the project is successful, MCG will implement it in all residential societies.
"MCG is willing to allocate smaller plots of 500-1,000 sq yd across Gurgaon, where such waste management plants could be set up to convert kitchen and garden waste to compost. This would leave only solid waste to be dealt with, which can either be recycled, incinerated or be used as landfill," said an MCG official.
He said MCG will also bear the cost of setting up the land. MCG joint commissioner Rohit Yadav said, "We haven't made a cost estimate yet, but installing a localised waste treatment unit will not cost much, compared to a centralised unit."
Another official said it will also cut down on cost of transporting waste from various parts of the city to a central unit. "With the help of people, we can develop a system wherein sanitation workers will collect waste from only those household which segregates waste at their kitchen," he said.
Residents of Hamilton Court and Regency Park 2 already practice segregation of waste. "We first train domestic helps working in the society, then educate and make residents aware about the benefits of waste segregation," said Sheetal Sharma, a resident of Hamilton Court. Sharma added they are willing to volunteer to spread the word outside their condominium as well.
Neeraj Seth of Green Grugaon, who is working with MCG for implementation of waste segregation, said while some condominiums have already set up their own plants, there are plans to set up nine more. "Successful implementation of this programme will help other societies adapt to it," he said.