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Bharuch/Surat: The rapidly developing industrial town of Bharuch will get its first official site for disposal of municipal solid waste (MSW). It is also important to start the solid waste processing unit without delay.” Compost will be made from 50% of the waste, plastic waste will be made into reusable material from 20% of the waste and around 30% of waste will be used to recover gas as a by-product. “The ultimate aim is to reach a stage where there will be no dumping of waste on land by end of 2019,” said Arora, adding that Bharuch town generates around 110 MT waste per day.Currently, Bharuch does not have an official MSW disposal site. The waste will be scientifically disposed so that the site remains landfill free,” said Bharuch collector Ravi Arora.In the first phase, around 65% of waste will be processed..