SDMC sets up 40 plastic collection sites across its four zones

New Delhi: SDMC on Thursday established 40 plastic collection sites across its four zones where citizens can dump their plastic waste at these collection centres from where SDMC will take the waste plastic to the designated site for proper recycling and disposal after segregation.

According to SDMC Defence Colony market, Nehru Place market, T-market Sriniwaspuri, Sarai Kale Khan bus depot, Nizamuddin Dargah, Dariyaganj, Najafgarh Zone office, Supermarket Janak puri are few of the collection sites.

The civic body has been also making arrangement for bulk plastic waste citizens who have large stocks of plastic can inform zonal control rooms. SDMC will provide the service for lifting the plastic waste from their residential places

Instructions have been issued the sanitary inspector in all ward offices to assist public in properly disposing of plastic goods and items at these plastic waste collection centers.

SDMC is disseminating the message of ban on single use plastic in all parts of its localities and preparing a procedure for collection and disposal of Single use- plastic alongwith a host of measures to raise awareness for alternative to plastic.

Meanwhile, corporation has also intensified its efforts in confiscating polythene bags from the traders, stockist and shopkeepers in order to stop usage of such single use plactic bags.

Since, September 11, all four zones SDMC's seized around 3554 kg polythene bags and 395 challan worth fine of an amount Rs 3,18,200 have been issued for possessing polythene bags. Further, during this drive 397 properties were inspected.