First plastic bottle recycling machine set up in Vijayawada
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District Collector and Vijayawada Municipal Corporation particular officer A.Md. Imtiaz and VMC Commissioner V. Prasanna Venkatesh inaugurated the town’s first plastic bottle recycling kiosk, a reverse merchandising machine set up on Stadium Road (Food Street), on Thursday.
He mentioned six extra kiosks can be set up in varied areas, together with Durga temple, PWD Grounds, and RTC bus stand, in the primary part as part of the civic physique’s environment-friendly initiatives to scale back plastic utilization and recycle plastic waste.
Mr. Imtiaz mentioned anyone can deposit a plastic water bottle in the machine and enter their telephone quantity and get purchasing low cost coupons. The bottles collected in the machine can be crushed into powder and reused for different functions, he mentioned.
Mr. Venkatesh mentioned that the machines can be set up with the help of Powergrid Corporation of India, GMR and different firms. He mentioned the VMC was in talks with malls and showrooms that may provide reductions by means of coupons delivered to the machine customers. The coupons might be redeemed by the customers at specific shops.
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