BMC not keen on burying plastic waste under road
All kinds of plastic bags
(with and without handle), garbage bags
All one-time use disposable items made up of plastic and thermocol, such as cutlery, plates and bowls.
ITEMS EXEMPTED
Plastic sheets to wrap or store products and plastic pouches to
store liquid Non-woven polypropylene bags (a cross between paper and
cloth bag) Disposable
plastic containers used for takeaway
PET bottles (containing soft drinks, mineral water etc) and with a carrying capacity
of less than 500 ml
THE PENALTY
MUMBAI: Despite the state government’s notification making it mandatory for its public works department (PWD) and civic bodies to use plastic waste for tar roads, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said it will first undertake a study to check how effective the method is. Experts say that plastic roads can rid the city of potholes and regular wear and tear, especially during the rains.
The BMC will start penalising citizens for use, transport and manufacturing of plastic from
Prof Rajagopalan Vasudevan, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, conducted this experiment in his lab in 2001 One km of single lane requires But to build plastic road for the same stretch 9 tonnes of bitumen and one tonne of plastic are required Monday.
VP Chithore, chief engineer (roads) BMC, said: “I have no idea about any such circular form the state about using plastic for roads. The BMC is not planning anything as such as of now. We will have to study it before we decide anything.”
In 2014, BMC’S G/north ward had used plastic to build a road. Sharad Ughade, the then ward officer, said, “The experiment was a success and the road is still intact.”
A BMC official, who was formerly with the BMC’S road department, said, “The Central circular came to the civic body in One tonne plastic equals 2016, but till date nothing concrete has taken place. The percentage of bitumen in the total road material is 7%. Plastic can replace 3% to 4 % of bitumen. The small percentage of plastic in road construction does not make any difference as storing plastic is costly.”
Bitumen is a bonding agent which binds the tar with crushed stones/gravel and is then used for laying the road. The official further added, “We have not yet formed any policy. For making the mix of bitumen, stones and plastic, we need to do modifications in the plant (private or BMC owned).” concrete blocks Such roads can help authorities save about ͌2,500 per tonne
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