NDMC, NGO Chintan launch solar-powered micro MRF for E-Waste at Khan Market
The initiative is part of a larger plan to operationalise eight decentralised centres across the NDMC areas, each designed to tackle specific waste streams through collection, segregation, repair, reuse, upcycling and safe disposal, in line with Solid Waste Management Rules 2016. These are basically dhalaos that have been converted into MMRF plus reduce, reuse, recycle centres. This facility will specialise in e-waste collection and their responsible handover for disposal.
The site, located close to the parking for public convenience, will facilitate the collection of waste such as old shoes, clothes, paper, books, domestic hazardous waste and, most importantly, various e-waste items. "We had a facility here earlier, but now this is revamped properly. We have placed multiple boxes, specifying the items that can be dropped in each of them. Besides paper and mixed plastic, separate sections are made for dumping batteries, stereos, keyboards or tablets, wires and earphone chargers, considering all these electronic items are processed separately," said an NGO representative. "We also have a machine to compress plastic bottles. Collected and segregated waste will be transferred to registered processing units." Launching the facility along with Chintan founder Bharati Chaturvedi, NDMC chairman Keshav Chandra said, "We encourage NDMC waste generators to participate in this project by dropping off their waste or calling for a pickup."Another key feature is a solar panel of 1kW capacity installed at the entrance to run the fan and lights and the weighing machines at the centre. "It will showcase how renewable, green energy can fight heat, improve health and also enable more efficient waste management," said Chaturvedi.NDMC has come across many new waste streams, from textile waste to shoes, said medical officer of health Dr Shakuntala Srivastava. "Trained waste pickers, integrated into the formal waste system, will manage operations, strengthening both environmental sustainability and livelihoods," said an official.
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