For waste segregation, dairy installs plastic collection bins in units

Visakhapatnam: In order to reduce plastic

waste

being generated in the city and promote the idea of segregation of waste among people, Visakha Dairy— one of the fastest growing milk and milk products manufacturer in the state has decided to provide

plastic

collection

bins

in their units.

The decision to put up separate plastic

collection

bins by Visakha Dairy came in the wake of guidelines by the Pollution Control Board and the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC).

Amidst the plastic waste generated in the city, a sizeable portion consists of milk packets.

There are around 2,500 Visakha Dairy retail outlets in and around the city. As many as 200 bins have been places in the outlets yet. The plastic waste is then gathered in a space and sent to Autonagar and then given to scrap dealers for recycling.

Speaking to TOI, managing director of Visakha Dairy, SV Ramana said, “Milk packets constitute a chunk of plastic waste. We hope this initiative will help in source segregation of waste. We will provide 1,000 more bins by next month.”

He further said that depending on the volume of the plastic generated at each retail outlet, the waste will be collected once or twice a week.