JMCH generates revenue by selling seized plastic to cement plants

Jaipur: JMCH has successfully turned single-use plastic seized during its various drives into a lucrative venture by reusing & selling it to cement manufacturing plants.

The civic body has taken up an initiative to reuse and sell thousands of tons of single-use plastic seized during its campaign against their use.

Instead of destroying harmful polythene, it has installed Refuse Derived Fuel machines at the Langdiawas and the Mathuradaspura dumping yards to crush plastic and sell it to cement manufacturing plants and make furniture.

The corporation has seized about 6,000 kgs of single-use plastic during its action in markets in past 3-4 months and generated revenue by selling it to cement plants, officials said.

“We assessed that a supply chain exists in system and installed Refuse Derived Fuel machines at dumping yards to shred the plastic and sell it to cement manufacturing plants,” JMCH Commissioner Abhishek Surana said.