PESHAWAR: The Water and Sanitation Services Company Mardan (WSSCM) has started producing organic fertilizer from solid waste at its Integrated Resource Recovery Center plant in Mardan.
The Students of University of Haripur visited the plant on Friday.
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The Assistant Manager Solid Waste Management Muhammad Ishaq briefed the participants about the plant. Ishaq said that for the first time in the history of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the company has introduced an integrated system for converting waste into organic fertilizer.
Ishaq said that plant is converting five tonnes of waste into organic fertilizer on daily basis but daily over 180 tons of garbage is collected from Mardan city. The WSSM chief said, “The project of making organic manures has been appreciated all over the world.” He said that on one hand, it is reduces the load on the dumping sites but also help in keeping the environment clean.
Dr Muhammad Fawad of University of Haripur appreciated the efforts of the WSSM in adopting modern technology of disposing of waste. He said, “The system developed by the WSSM for modern disposal of waste is example for others sanitation companies of the province.”
The KP government has claimed that it giving top priority to converting garbage into energy. The government has claimed that in future, 80% of garbage will be disposed of which will not only provide a cleaner environment but also raise the living standards of the people. A Chinese company has also expressed interest in investing in the provision of clean drinking water and disposal of garbage and sanitation in Peshawar.
Leading Chinese state-owned company China Railway 17th Bureau Group Co. Ltd has also signed an memorandum of understanding with KP government to start a project for generating energy from waste in Mardan district. Under the MoU, the company will set up a plant in Mardan for generating 12 megawatt of electricity from waste.