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After removing moisture, the solid waste is processed through plasma gasification system to produce gas. PATNA: The empowered standing committee of Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) on Thursday approved a proposal to hire a Delhi-based firm to set up a solid waste management plant at Ramachak Bairiya on Patna-Gaya road. Solid waste contains 40-50% moisture, which is extracted and converted into oxygen and hydrogen . Patna mayor Sita Sahu, who chaired the meeting of the empowered standing committee, said door-to-door waste collection would also resume from October 2. The company, AG Dauters Waste Processing Private Limited, will set up an integrated plant based on German technology to process the solid waste generated in the city and produce energy, biodiesel and water as well..