Citizen participation key to successful recycling movement : Gadkari

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New Delhi : NITI Aayog’s International Conference on “Sustainable Growth through Material Recycling: Policy Prescriptions” was inaugurated on August 6, 2018, by the Minister for Road Transport & Highway, Government of India, Nitin Gadkari, in the presence of Rajiv Kumar, Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog, and Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog.

The conference brings together a host of experts for identifying policy prescriptions for the development and growth of material recycling in India towards creating more jobs, reduce dependence on exports, protect the environment and take steps towards adopting circular economy concepts.

In his inaugural speech, Gadkari said that citizen participation is the key to a successful recycling movement. “Recycling will increase growth, create wealth, and generate employment,” said the Minister, according to a PIB release.

Dr Rajiv Kumar, in his keynote speech, brought out the benefits of recycling and reuse on environment, economy and the social sector and emphasized on short, mid and long term targets so that material recycling can reduce our reliance on finite resources, virtually eliminate our dependence on landfills and minimise the impact on our environment for the sustainable development of the Indian state and the well being of all its citizens. Amitabh Kant, in his address, said that the Government endorses the importance of recycling & believes that it will benefit all major sectors of the Indian economy.

Six technical sessions were conducted at the conference namely- “Circular Economy in Material Recycling”, “Infrastructural Issues in Recycling Industry”, “Standardization and certification in Recycling Industry”, “Environmental Benefits of Material Recycling”, “Financial and Taxation issues in Recycling Industry”, “Financial and Taxation issues in Recycling Industry” followed by a valedictory session chaired by Dr V K Saraswat, Member, NITI Aayog.