Authorities at the Kempegowda International Airport on Thursday started work on an integrated solid waste management facility, which is being claimed as the first of its kind in Asia. The facility will be commissioned in January 2019.
According to a release, the facility will handle the 20 tonnes of waste generated daily at the airport. This will be scalable to 60 tonnes per day.
Organic waste will be converted into sustainable bio-energy through biomethanation. The energy will be enough to power about 5,000 households each year.
The facility will generate about 1.5 million kg of Class A organic compost per year while recyclable waste will be segregated and sent to recyclers, the release said.
The facility is being built by Ekolog Ltd., a Polish company, which has over 30 years of experience in environmental technologies, on design -build -own -operate basis.
Chief Secretary Ratna Prabha, who is the chairperson of Bangalore International Airport Ltd, which operates KIA, said the facility is a big leap towards sustainability, leading to scientific and systematic waste management, including reduced landfill and increased resource recovery.
BIAL Managing Director and CEO Hari Marar said KIA will be the first in Asia to adopt in-house sustainable and integrated waste management facility.
