Lack of trained manpower and elaborate guidelines plague recycling
With land being a scare resource and recycling centres few and far in between, many realtors, and even the transporters they hire, cut corners and illegally dump construction and demolition waste on vacant Government plots or near garbage dumps.
This is a scene most of us notice on a daily basis, but few have a remedy to tackle the menace.
Public sector construction company National Buildings Corporation Ltd (NBCC) is one of the builders that is sensitive to the problem and is making efforts to recycle such waste.
Complex and inert
Construction waste typically consists of mostly inert and non-biodegradable material such as concrete, plaster, metal, wood, and plastic, and normally more modern building materials than demolition waste. Demolition waste is often contaminated with paint, adhesives and dirt..............Read More
Source: Business Line
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