Karnataka State Pollution Control Board has given its consent to set up a plastic waste to fuel manufacturing unit at Baikampady industrial area. This will be Mangalore’s first such unit.
A senior Karnataka State Pollution Control Board official told The Hindu that a private entrepreneur has been given permission to set it up but not to start operations. Approval for the latter will only be given after inspecting all the parameters fixed for its operation.
A source in the Canara Plastic Manufacturers’ Association said that a non-resident Indian was setting up the unit and machines were being installed currently. The entrepreneur had indicated that the unit, with a capacity to process 10 tons of plastic waste a day, could be ready to begin work from November 15.
But the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board official said that it was difficult to say whether it would start work by November 15 and added an inspection must be done and a licence be granted.
Meanwhile the Mayor Mahabala Marla conducted a meeting at the city corporation on Monday regarding collecting dry waste.
Office-bearers of the Canara Plastic Manufacturers’ Association, officials of the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board and health and environmental engineers of the civic body attended it.
It was decided that waste would be collected at one place in the city initially. The Canara Plastic Manufacturers’ Association will maintain a collection centre and purchase waste from people, sources said.
