Innovative recycling of waste by Hotel Temple City

Budget : 8.2 Lakhs

Innovation Type (Process/ Product): Process

About the Project:

An in situ ‘Organic Enrichment Manure Factory with Organic Farming’ has been set up by the corporation at Masthanpatti in 2016. Land for the facility is provided by the Madurai Corporation on lease. KT Greens India Private Limited, headed by K Thirupathi, is the company associated with the venture. Temple City Group of Hotels and Madurai Corporation split the costs and revenue 50-50. First the waste is collected from the hotels in a special fully closed van. As a part of the project, waste coconut water is also collected from hotels. Each hotel is charged approximately Rs 6000 per month for collection and transportation of waste. The collected waste is then further segregated to remove any plastic waste. After this, the waste is passed through the organic shredder. The shredded waste is then sent to a procession pit. A spray made from the coconut water is used to convert the shredded waste into organic manure.This process takes nearly 20 to 22 days to convert waste into manure. The organic manure thus obtained is used to cultivate vegetables at the farm. The vegetables are grown using natural pesticides. Currently the farm is growing various vegetables and fruits over an area of 2.50 acres. The produced organic vegetables are sold at discount rates to the partnering hotels. The organic vegetables are also sold to the public during all the seasons.

Sector : Solid Waste Management

Pilot City : Madurai, Tamil Nadu

Ownership : Madurai City Municipal Corporation

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