The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) has directed Karnataka State Highways Improvement Project (KSHIP), Karnataka Rural Infrastructure Development Limited (KRIDIL) and Karnataka Public Works Department (KPWD) to mandatorily use waste plastics in road construction as per the Indian Road Congress (IRC) guidelines.
“We are one of the first few states in the country to be taking this step towards effective plastic waste management. KSPCB is making efforts for scientific disposal of waste plastics in terms of disposing the same in cement plants for effective recycling processes and one such scientific disposal is also using them in road building. Many developed countries are recycling the waste plastics to manufacture various products,
