The state-of-art facility with a capacity of 1600 tonnes per day is set to revolutionize Kolkata’s waste management system and sustainable construction by transforming construction and demolition waste into recycled aggregates, bricks, and tiles, driving circularity in the construction sector.
Re Sustainability (ReSL), in a public-private partnership with Kolkata Municipal Corporation, inaugurated India’s most advanced and Kolkata’s first Construction and Demolition (C&D) waste recycling plant in New Town, Kolkata last week.
The state-of-the-art facility, spread across 5 acres with a capacity of 1600 tonnes per day, is set to revolutionize Kolkata’s waste management system and sustainable construction.
The plant under the guidance of KMC will engage with the local community, NGOs, social enterprises, and educational institutes to promote this sustainable C&D waste management system in the city.
The ₹ 400 million project is the latest addition to their series of recycling facilities across the country as part of their #CloseTheLoop initiative.
The recycling plant is set up with an investment of ₹ 400 million, in a PPP between Re Sustainability and Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) to deliver a valuable secondary resource material in the form of recycled aggregate and pre-cast construction products with advanced wet technology to enable the efficient sorting of C&D waste, crushing, washing to remove any contamination and screening.
The recycled material obtained in the form of recycled sand and aggregate can be utilized in mortar and concrete grade mixes used for construction, while pre-cast products include bricks, pavers, tiles and kerb stones which can be used in construction, thus closing the loop in the circularity in the construction industry.