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BIAL Managing Director and CEO Hari Marar said KIA will be the first in Asia to adopt in-house sustainable and integrated waste management facility. more-inAuthorities at the Kempegowda International Airport on Thursday started work on an integrated solid waste management facility, which is being claimed as the first of its kind in Asia. According to a release, the facility will handle the 20 tonnes of waste generated daily at the airport. Chief Secretary Ratna Prabha, who is the chairperson of Bangalore International Airport Ltd, which operates KIA, said the facility is a big leap towards sustainability, leading to scientific and systematic waste management, including reduced landfill and increased resource recovery. The facility will generate about 1.5 million kg of Class A organic compost per year while recyclable waste will be segregated and sent to recyclers, the release said..