Recycled C&D waste finds few takers among agencies

Amid Delhi's plans to set up more plants to process construction and demolition (C&D) waste, there have been few takers for recycled products, such as interlocking tiles, paver blocks, chequered tiles, kerb stones, and concrete bricks.

- Paras Singh

Government agencies are also lagging behind targets, despite directions from the Union ministry of housing and urban affairs calling for increased use of such products, according to a report filed by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD).

In its report to the Delhi government, the MCD flagged that only 14% of the target was met in 2024-25.

“MoHUA has given directions to various government departments and set the target for off take and utilisation of by products. Annual off take of approximately 2,30,904MT (14%) of recycled products was made against the target of 16,01500 MT in 2024-25. The targets have been reduced by 2025-26 to make them more realistic. New targeted offtake of products for 2025-26 is 9,85,250 MT against which 3.97% of target have been achieved from April | to August 15,” the report read.