As part of Swachh Bharat Mission, Mumbai Metro installs plastic crushers
Mumbai Metro on Monday installed plastic crushers to recycle waste plastic bottles at six of the 12 stations as part of the Swachh Bharat Mission, an official spokesperson said. The 11.40 km long Mumbai Metro has 12 stations on its line between Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar.
The crushers, developed by Wild West Media, have been installed at DN Nagar, Andheri, Chakala, Marol Naka, Saki Naka and Ghatkopar, which have maximum commuters' footfalls.
The initiative will help provide commuters with a handy facility to dispose of waste plastic bottles and contribute to the cause of cleaning up the environment. The spokesperson said,
As an ecologically-conscious utility, we strive to keep the environment clean and green, and are always keen to adopt the best practices for bettering the environment towards creating a Swachh Bharat. Mumbai Metro has already become synonymous with cleanliness.
For their efforts, commuters shall be entitled to instant rewards in the form of redeemable coupons which will be dispensed by the machine. These coupons with discounts of 20-25 percent can be redeemed at select brands.
The crushed plastic bottles shall be sent for recycling to fiber-manufacturing companies and used as raw materials for clothing, carpets, grocery bags and so on. Simple to operate and cost-effective, each machine is about the size of a refrigerator. The machine has the capacity to consume around 5,000 plastic bottles daily.
Besides this, Reliance Infra's Mumbai Metro One has several other eco-friendly measures in place, including recycling 90 percent of water used for washing its rolling stocks, rooftop solar panels for generating electricity and switching over to LED lighting at its offices and stations.
(With inputs from IANS)
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