The Thane Municipal Corporation has decided to process the wet waste generated daily in the city and convert it into fertilizer through a decentralized waste management system. Under this plan, wet waste processing facilities will be gradually set up in Gaimukh, Nagla Bandar, Digha, and Atkoli.
The first project will begin at Gaimukh, where 100 metric tonnes of wet waste will be processed daily to produce fertilizer. Currently, around 1,100 metric tonnes of waste is generated daily in Thane, of which about 60% is wet waste and 40% is dry waste. While small-scale waste processing is already taking place in areas such as Hiranandani Estate, Kolshet, Saket, and Kausa, the majority of the city’s waste is still being dumped in Atkoli in Bhiwandi.
To address this, the civic body has started work on a 600 tonnes per day solid waste pre-processing plant in Atkoli, with an estimated cost of INR 67 crore, where waste will be segregated before further scientific treatment and energy generation. The Gaimukh facility, being developed on a 4,800 sq. m. site near the Ghodbunder toll naka, has received INR 50 crore in government funding and will focus on converting wet waste into compost.
Additionally, Nagla Bandar will process 100 metric tonnes of waste, while 300 metric tonnes of wet waste will be processed in Digha, where waste will be converted into bricks. As part of the initiative, residents and housing societies in the Ghodbunder area will be required to segregate wet and dry waste, with wet waste collected daily and dry waste collected two to three times a week.
Also Read: India’s First Indigenous Bullet Train to Launch on Mumbai–Ahmedabad Corridor in 2027