Turning waste into wealth


Promising to develop a replicable model for the civic authorities to help residents put their garbage to best use with the help of farm scientists, the University of Agricultural Sciences-Bengaluru Alumni Association has mooted the idea of providing 10 per cent rebate in property tax to residents who turn their kitchen waste into compost to grow their own vegetables.

“On the lines of measures taken to provide rebate in electricity bill to those who have installed solar water heaters, the authorities must encourage citizens to put their garbage to best use through some incentives,” UAS-B Alumni Association Chairman K. Narayana Gowda suggested.

Speaking to media persons on the sidelines of the inaugural session of the global alumni meet of the association here on Sunday, Dr. Gowda said the association would take up a pilot work to prepare a model, which can be adopted by any city in the country.....Read more

 

Source web page:The Hindu


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