KALABURAGI: When civic bodies are grappling with the plastic waste menace, Wadi municipality in Kalaburagi district has come up with an innovative solution.

The municipality is using plastic waste, like carry bags, bottles and packing material, to make colourful paver blocks and tiles, which are now becoming popular in the Kalaburagi region.

Earlier, garbage, including used plastics, collected from houses and commercial establishments was sent to the solid waste management site without segregation. With no scientific way to dispose of waste and complaints of pollution increasing, officials and elected representatives of the municipality began exploring ways to deal with the problem.

Soon, they hit upon the idea of producing paver blocks and tiles using plastic waste. In partnership with Revive Waste Management, a non-governmental organisation of Kalaburagi, the municipality launched a joint venture a year ago, Wadi Municipality Chief Executive Officer Fakruddin said.

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