New Delhi – L&T Technology Services Ltd has launched an incentive-based waste management programme in Dumad Village, near Vadodara in Gujarat, a company release said.
The initiative is launched in partnership with a local not-for-profit organisation Socleen and Concept Biotech – a waste management solutions provider – aims to ensure segregation of the wet and dry waste at source to recycled it.
L&T will be giving a financial support to the initiative for three years, following which it will likely self-sustainable, the release said.
“Through our waste management initiative, we aim to deliver a success story that showcases a win-win situation for all stakeholders including citizens, government and farmers,” Paneesh Rao, Head CSR, L&T Technology Services said.
To avoid dumping of waste and protect the environment, the dry waste will be sent for processing to make benches, t-shirts, caps & backpacks.
This new initiative will be undertaken under the Vadodara Urban Development Authority covering Dumad village, which will generate income for the unemployed, as well as income to the Gram Panchayat from its sale, thus making the project sustainable.
The company is employing electric vehicles to collect waste from decentralised locations and transport them to centralised composter, the release said. The composter will be operated by wind and solar energy.
The unit will be generating liquid fertiliser as well as compost which will then be sold/distributed to the farmers to promote organic farming.
