Kiran Dighavkar, assistant commissioner of A ward, says that a couple of machines will be set up in the ward to kickstart the awareness campaign
Despite the Bombay High Court giving a respite of three months for the ban on plastic, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to continue its preparation for implementation of the plastic ban in the city. The civic body will set up around 500 plastic bottle crushing machines across the city, starting with south Mumbai.
The BMC headquarters, Gateway of India, Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CSMT), Fort, Nariman Point are some of the important places in south Mumbai where the bottle crushing machines will be set up in the days to come.
Kiran Dighavkar, assistant commissioner of A ward, said that a couple of machines will be set up in the ward to kickstart the awareness campaign. "We will also check the machine's use and its success in crushing plastic bottles," he said.
The reason for setting up bottle crushing or shredding machines is to store the maximum disposable plastic in a limited space.
According to a civic official, around 38 lakh plastic water bottles are used in Mumbai every day. "Considering such a large quantity of water bottle waste is generated daily, the civic body will require a lot of space to store them," said Dighavkar, adding that after crushing, they can be stored at dry waste centres. BMC has a total of 37 dry waste collection centres.
Meanwhile, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) is in the process of appointing plastic disposal agencies. "At present, there are only three centres in the state where plastic waste is disposed and MPCB will issue licenses to some more where the BMC will send the collected plastic," said a senior BMC official.
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
 "Plastic bottle")
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
)
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
)
)
)
)
)
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}