Tanahun Municipality Earns Over NPR 1.4 Million by Selling Recyclable Waste in Seven Months

Tanahun.  Vyasa Municipality in Tanahun has earned over NPR 1.4 million by selling waste materials in the first seven months of the current fiscal year. The municipality earned NPR 1,450,611 by selling various items collected as waste that were made reusable from July to January of the current fiscal year.

Chief Administrative Officer Sukdev Lamsal informed that the municipality earned this revenue from selling solid waste and glass items.

The municipality, which has been facing challenges in solid waste management, has started collecting waste by segregating it at the household level. Lamsal stated that they collect biodegradable and non-biodegradable waste separately for segregation and sell the sellable waste for revenue. He said, "Collecting all waste in one place causes problems, so biodegradable waste is being collected in a separate vehicle and non-biodegradable waste in another vehicle."

Lamsal mentioned that earning revenue from selling waste has helped the municipality increase its internal resources.

Vyasa Municipality Mayor Baikuntha Neupane stated that they have been separating biodegradable and non-biodegradable waste right from the time of collection, and within the non-biodegradable waste, items like glass, plastic, and paper are separated, compressed using a machine, and sold for revenue.

The municipality has educated every neighborhood, ward, and school within the city on waste segregation methods. The municipality is also separating and selling paper, glass, and plastic waste collected from the non-biodegradable waste within the office premises.

Neupane, stating that a permanent solution for solid waste management has not been found even after 32 years, said, "Problems arose despite efforts during my previous tenure. The municipality is working on land management."

The municipality is managing biodegradable waste at the Gaushala Conservation Center in Dumsi and is working on producing biogas from it. Vyasa Municipality has been collecting waste daily from Wards No. 2, 3, and 4 in the market area. Eleven tons of waste are collected daily from the municipal market area.