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Civic bodies enmeshed in mountains of plastic waste [1]

Lack scientific collection and disposal system to deal with the menace

The Public Work Department’s (PWD) novel initiative to add plastic as a component in surfacing roads is unlikely to be a panacea for civic bodies with the majority of them lacking scientific collection and disposal system to deal with the ever increasing menace of plastic waste.

Publication Date: 
27/12/2013
M.P. Praveen [2]
Hindu (Thiruvananthapuram) [3]
Tags:
Kerala [4], Kochi [5], Plastics [6], Waste Disposal [7], Waste Management [8], Municipal Corporation [9], Waste Recycling [10], Solid Waste [11]

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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/civic-bodies-enmeshed-mountains-plastic-waste
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/mp-praveen
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-thiruvananthapuram
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kerala
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kochi
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/plastics
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/waste-disposal
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/waste-management
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/municipal-corporation
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/waste-recycling
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/solid-waste