CHENNAI: The city corporation has found eco-friendly ways of earning revenue through solid waste. The 5.85 lakh kg of manure produced in its composting centres has earned it ₹64.1 lakh since May 27 this year.
The micro-composting centres across Greater Chennai Corporation’s 15 zones can process up to 600 tonnes of wet garbage, kitchen and vegetable waste a day. In addition, the civic body has a windrow compost yard in Madhavaram, where 100 tonnes of bio-degradable waste is processed and sold to The Tamil Nadu Cooperative Marketing Federation.