The Greater Noida authority announced on Sunday its plans to initiate a ₹ 28 crore waste recycling project, expected to start within a week, aimed at improving the city’s waste treatment system. The authority has awarded the project to a company named Bhoomi, which will recycle approximately 600,000 metric tonnes of waste accumulated in the Lakhnawali area. The project is expected to be completed within 18 months, officials added.
According to officials, the project will be implemented on a 22-acre site in Lakhnawali, where the authority has been storing waste collected from households. The initiative will convert the waste into refuse-derived fuel (RDF), compost from biodegradable waste, and inert material, generating revenue from the recycling process. The RDF will be sold to cement plants in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, while compost will be sold to farmers at ₹ 1-5 per kilogram.
Ravi Kumar NG, chief executive officer of the Greater Noida authority, emphasised the significance of this project in addressing the city’s waste management challenges. “After a lot of effort and a tendering process, we have finally finalised Bhoomi for the waste recycling project. So far, this new industrial town has not had any expert company to treat the waste that was being either dumped into vacant sites or stored on the 22-acre space available in Lakhnawali.
Now we first need to recycle the waste piling up at Lakhnawali and later aim to develop a permanent system to continuously h.