June 10, 2016
Rachel Jubel
Swachh Bhart Recycle Machine at Railway Stations
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Indian Railway installed "Swachh Bhart Recycle Machine" at Churchgate Railway Station in Mumbai for recycling used plastic bottles and cans at the Railway station premises and used bottles by passengers also. Railway started this scheme to boost up PM Modi's Swachh Bharat Scheme.
The first machine, which is as big as a refrigerator, was set up at the Churchgate station on World Environment Day on June 5. Railway also plan to put such machines at 10 stations namely Mumbai Central, Dadar, Bandra (local), Bandra terminus, Santacruz, Andheri, Goregaon, Borivali and Bhayandar.
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| Bottle Recycling Machine at Churchgate Stations |
500 bottles in a day can be crushed with one machine and it will only accept bottles/cans with authentic bar codes. Users will get an instant ‘reward’ when recycling used containers, motivating repeated use, authorities said.
Working of Machine:-
When the bottle is accepted by the machine, three options on the screen will appear — donation, mobile recharge and discount from an outlet with which the machine-provider has tied up for discounts. The user can select either option and a printout will be issued.
No money was spent by the Western Railway to install the machine. In fact, this machine can help add revenue to the Indian Railways by letting them advertise on the side panels and the LED screen. “With advertising on just one machine, the Railways can add Rs 2,20,000,” . “With these machines, cleanliness can be maintained at the stations, helping PM’s Swacch Bharat project and revenue for railways can be churned out,” authorities said.
The machines are being provided by Wockhardt Foundation. The cost of one machine is Rs 7 lakh. The foundation is still in talks with various corporate to tie up for rewards. The recycled bottles will be supplied to fiber-manufacturing companies to be used for clothes, carpets and grocery bags.
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