Burning garbage in the night adds to waste management woes in Coimbatore
The HinduWhile open dumping is a cause for concern in the Coimbatore Corporation over the last couple of years, residents allege that conservancy workers set fire to the dumped garbage at street corners during night to simply do away with the unsegregated waste. N. Gunasekaran, secretary of Peelameedu Welfare Committee, alleged that conservancy workers burnt the waste every night as there was no place for them to segregate it. On any given day, a ward generates around 30-40 tonnes of waste, of which 90% is dry waste consisting of plastics, paper, cardboard, and other non-biodegradable materials that generate hazardous pollutants when burnt. A senior official from the Sanitation Department said, “Sometimes, to prevent the waste from attracting stray dogs at night, workers set it on fire.
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