Northern Ireland's second largest shopping centre, which serves 14 million shoppers a year, has been recognised for achieving zero waste to landfill.

Deputy Chief Minister R Ashoka laid the foundation stone for an integrated plant for garbage segregation and generating power from biogas, as part of efforts to address the garbage menace, in the City on Monday.

The project will come up on the vacant site near the NMKRV College at a cost of Rs three crore.

Under attack from various quarters on the issue of piling garbage in the city, Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar on Monday promised a solution within a week to the waste disposal problem.

The district panchayat has come up with a solution for the waste disposal woes of every household, especially plastic waste. It aims to set up a plant on 90 cents of land and convert the plastic waste into furnace oil. The project will be implemented with private participation.

“We hope to resolve the plastic waste disposal issue by setting up a plant in 90 cents of land. We are planning to implement project with Browns n Whites, a Kakkanad-based firm. We have submitted the project to the government and have sought the required land for the purpose,” said district panchayat president Eldhose Kunnappillil.

With half to five kg of waste, burn stove for more than two hours

With a cap on the supply of LPG domestic cylinders at subsidised prices, kitchens can make use of alternative options. Some in Coimbatore have done so and also gone green with biogas plants. A simple system that includes two drums, hose, and stove can turn the kitchen and garden waste at home into fuel.

Coimbatore Corporation Council on Thursday resolved to spend Rs 50.67 lakh as its share for the proposed feasibility study on power generation from solid waste and on the implementation of the mono-rail.

The Rs. 50.67 lakh proposed to be spent from the civic body’s general funds is a share while Rs 2.53 crore will be provided by Cities Development Initiative (CDIA) and Asia Development Bank for taking up studies on the projects required for development of the city, 24 x 7 services, training corporation staff towards power generation project from solid waste and for feasibility study of the mono-rail project.

BARC’s Nisargruna biogas technology can produce 25-30 kg of methane and 50-60 kg of organic manure from onetonne of biowaste A staggering amount of waste is generated every day in every town and city, and the local bodies are grappling with logistics for its disposal. The problem arises as the government and individuals fail to see waste as a potential source of energy and agricultural input in the form of manure.

The Bangalore Corporation, which recently made waste segregation mandatory at the household level, is showing the way for the rest of India. It is setting up 12 Nisargruna biogas plants across the city to convert biodegradable waste into methane and organic manure.

The EU has launched a campaign aimed at showing how low-carbon solutions can improve quality of life.

GUWAHATI, Sept 30 – The Guwahati Waste Management Company Private Ltd (GWMCPL), a subsidiary of the Hyderabad-based Ramky Enviro Engineers, has slapped some conditions to continue with its solid wa