Kerala pollution control board in waste disposal talks with cement companies

The Kerala State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) is holding talks with cement companies to dispose of foam-based waste from households following recent floods in the Indian state.

KSPCB Ernakulam Regional Chief Environmental Engineer, M A Baiju, said the department has pinned hopes on the cement companies to shift the foam waste piled up at various waste collection points. "The damaged beds, sofa cushions and pillows can be used by the cement companies for co-incineration purpose at their factories. A meeting in this regard was held with Kerala-based and other-state cement companies," he said. Though a final agreement is yet to be reached, the KSPCB believes the talks ended on a positive note. "We hope, the cement companies can help us in the current situation. We have discussed the mechanism by which the waste can be shifted from here," he said.