From Plastic Waste To Colourful Pavers!

Wadi municipality, in partnership with Kalaburagi-based NGO Revive Waste Management, has launched a unique initiative to produce paver blocks and tiles using plastic waste collected in the town

- Ramakrishna Badseshi @ Kalaburagi

When civic bodies are grappling with the plastic waste menace, Wadi municipality in Kalaburagi district has come up with an innovative solution.

The municipality is using plastic waste, like carry bags, bottles and packing material, to make colourful paver blocks and tiles, which are now becoming popular in the Kalaburagi region.

Earlier, garbage, including used plastics, collected from houses and commercial establishments was sent to the solid waste management site without segregation. With no scientific way to dispose of waste and complaints of pollution increasing, officials and elected representatives of the municipality began exploring ways to deal with the problem.