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Vadodara: The Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) will will initiate a project to recycle construction waste and debris generated in the city. The civic body has identified a vendor who will make various products using the waste.The VMC had been mulling a project for handling construction waste since over a year now. The VMC has itself struggled to take care of debris generated after it completes razing drives in the city. The waste will be powdered at the unit and the material will be mixed with cement and other materials to prepare paver blocks, benches and other items.Sources said that the city generates at least 60 to 70 tonnes of construction waste and debris per day. Officials said that a formal proposal will now be prepared regarding the project and placed before the standing committee of the civic body.The civic body will be paying the contractor for every tonne of construction waste he processes..