If you are searching for a project related to environment this project helps you surely. Plastic products i.e., bags, bottles, cups glasses and pots are widely used everywhere in the world. All the plastic products are made of petrochemical goods and hardly decompose in nature. Excess use of plastic products creates health hazard problem as well as pollutes environment as well. Now time has come to rethink about the use of plastic products and how to minimize its adverse effect on health of mankind and environment. The objectives of the project are to keep towns and cities areas clean and make them plastic free areas and to provide healthy and hygienic environment through keeping away from the adverse impact of plastic pollution.
Introduction
At present plastic products i.e., bags, bottles, cups glasses and pots are widely used everywhere in the world. Departmental stores, malls and marts are also encouraged to use plastic bags, bottles and other pots for nurturing the consumption culture. All the plastic products are made of petrochemical goods and hardly decompose in nature. It is estimated that 5500 trillion pond plastic goods are produced every year in the world. And 33% are inorganic wastages (plastic goods) among them. At present most of the countries are facing the problem of inorganic wastage i.e., plastic wastage. Nepal is not exception to it. Developmental and urbanization process are going to take place in most of the underdeveloped countries like Nepal. Development process brings happy and prosperity in the society. But it also brings excess consumption culture. More you consume more you use plastic products such as junk and fast and cane food that are packed in plastic products. It is not exaggerating to say that plastic is the by-product of developmental process. People use plastic products because of lighter and cost effective for carrying goods than any other bag which is made of other materials. Many industrialists and traders are using it only because it reduces the wrapping cost.
Excess use of plastic products creates health hazard problem as well as pollutes environment as well. Now time has come to rethink about the use of plastic products and how to minimize its adverse effect on health of mankind and environment.
Statement of the Problem
One third of total plastic products are used only one time in the world. In other words, use and throw of plastic products is continuous process. And it pollutes ponds, lakes, underground water and sea shore which jeopardize life cycle of lake and sea living creatures. Besides these, rivers and drain are filled with used plastic goods that block the natural path of rivers and drains. Results there is huge loss and damage of lives and properties of human beings due to floods in rainy season. A question may arise here why plastic wastage brings various problems? It is because un-biodegradable nature of plastic goods. It means it is indestructible naturally. No doubt, a negative effect of plastic product is the contribution of economic development process. Many developed countries like U.S.A, U.K. and other western European countries are managing very effective manner by recycling and reprocessing of wastage. But developing and under developing countries are still behind. They are facing huge negative impact of it such as blocking of sewerage; absorption of rain water in soil that hamper under water recycling process. In underdeveloped countries like Nepal plastic bags and paper are seen spreading and lying every streets, roads and trails of towns and cities that make ugly and dirty to these town and cities. Besides these cattle are suffering from various diseases by eating plastic garbage.
Several problems occur due to use of these inorganic (Plastic product) goods in excess manner. Time has come to give more attention how to resolve it? It can be solved by two ways. One it can be solved by recycling and reusing it and other by using it in extracting fuel.
Utilization of Wastage By Recycling And Reprocessing Mecanism
In order to recycling and reprocessing wastage, two machinery plants will be imported from India. One will be recycling plant and other will be reprocessing machine. The capacity of each machine is two hundred kilograms per day recycling and reprocessing of plastic wastages. These machinery plants will be established outside the Kathmandu valley.
There are 60 tones garbage wastage is produced every day in the cities of Kathmandu valley. And share of plastic wastage is 20 % among them. Only a limited quantity of total garbage wastage (say 2 tones) will bring in machinery plant premises where these will be separated in two categories organic and inorganic especially plastic wastage. Firstly, clean the reusable plastic wastage by blower and dry it. After drying and cleaning the reusable plastic garbage, it will cut into small pieces. All the small pieces of plastic wastage put into recycling machine for hitting. After hitting, it produces plastic granules. These granules will be used in producing plastic bags, cups, glasses and other plastic goods again. And these materials will be sold in near markets of Kathmandu valley again.
In connection with the non-reusable and non-recyclable plastic wastage, this wastage, first of all, cleans by blower and make them dry. Upon drying and cleaning these, make into small pieces. These small pieces put into another chamber of reprocessing and refining machine plant where the presence of oxygen will be zero. And add some CNG then hit them at the temperature up to 400 degree centigrade. The hitting process of generating fuel from plastic wastage is called ‘Piorolosis’. When the melting process of plastic wastage starts, it begins to produce fuel. Later on, it will be filtered. No toxic gas is released in the whole process of producing fuel. It is estimated that 100-liter fuel, 50-liter liquid gas and 50-kilogram carbon can be produced from 200 kg plastic garbage. Produced fuel can be used for generating diesel machine and cleaning of machinery parts. Carbon can be used for producing bitumen products which can be used for pitching of roads.
Objectives
In order to achieve big goal of this programme, following objectives are taken which are given below.
- To keep towns and cities areas of Kathmandu valley clean and make them plastic free areas.
- To provide healthy and hygienic environment through keeping away from the adverse impact of plastic pollution.
- To bring greenery in Kathmandu valley by planting different type’s trees and plants in big flower pots (36” height and 30” diameter) manufactured in recycling machinery plant. And put them on both side of roads.
Beneficiaries
About 2.5 million people will be benefitted by this programme directly or indirectly.
Implementing Agency
In order to implementation and supervision of this programme, a non-government organization named ‘XXXXXXXXXXXXX is chosen. ‘XXXXXXX is established in August 2018 with objectives of development and improvement of environment conservation and community as well as agro-development. Expect these, it also works in the field of child health and nutrition. A working committee is formed comprising of seven members on the chairmanship of Mr. Mahesh Bhattarai.
Introduction about Project Area
The proposed programme is to be launched major town and city of Katmandu Valley. This valley is the capital of Nepal. It is situated in the lap of mountain Himalayas surrounded by hills and mountain peak. Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur are main districts of this valley. It is the largest city of Nepal inhabited 2.5 million people here. It is situated in 4341 ft. altitude from the sea level and cover 899 square kilometer and falls under province-3.
