Delta Mulls Recycling waste For Asphalt Production

Delta Mulls Recycling waste For Asphalt Production

The Delta State Waste Management Board says it is exploring the potentials of using plastic waste as a binding material for asphalt and paving blocks production.

Warri_____ Chairman of the board, Mr Chinye Bazim disclosed this on Friday at the Government House Annexe Warri in a meeting with the Taskforce Chairman on Environment, Honourable Sylvester Oromoni.

He said the board was in contact with companies that will help the state explore the potentials of using plastic waste as a binding material for asphalts and paving blocks production.

Chinye said that the management of solid waste continues to be a major challenge, particularly in the urban agglomeration so the best way now is to recycle waste.

He said that the way forward to end indiscriminate dumps around the state is to fully restore the old pattern of door-to-door waste collection and effective enforcement and that is why myself and members of the Board, Hon. Mofe Edema and Olorogun Daniel Ighedo are here to synergies with the State Taskforce on Environment.

According to Chinye, Government will henceforth ensure enforcement of environmental sanitation practices and payment of bills. Effective environmentally sound management of wastes requires active participation of all key stakeholders too," he added.

"Domestic waste management has become an area of major concern. When I came into office, It was like we were loosing battle against the harmful consequences of unguided waste and the attainment of a clean healthy environment here in Delta.

"We see heaps/accumulation of festering waste dumps in our urban and commercial cities. All sides of residential apartments, the drains, the highways, corners of major or and minor streets, undeveloped plots of land have all become waste dumps for many households.

"A lot of problems are faced in the collection process like climatic problems, public attitude, nature of waste, and transport condition. Disposal methods such as dumping sites, incineration, recycling, shipping and home garbage disposal. Newer advances in disposal methods, such as pyrolysis, biodegradable containers and biodegradation.

"The problem of waste management has two parts, that of collection and that of disposal. Communal collection, block collection, door to door collection and kerbside collection methods.

"The first thing I did was to meet with the PSPs, Inspects their trucks and replaced non active ones. And since then, I must say that we have recorded much progress in that aspect.

On his part, State Taskforce Chairman on Environment, Honourable Sylvester Oromoni said that health hazard, traffic congestion, unsightliness, unpleasantness and blockage of drainages are some of the problems caused by the lack of efficient waste management practice here in Delta and I think this is the right time to join hands together to enforce for effectiveness," he stated.