KCC works on sustainable waste management: Manju

KHULNA, July 30: Khulna City Corporation (KCC) Administrator and Chairman of the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society Khulna City Unit, Nazrul Islam Manju, said the KCC is working to establish a sustainable waste management system and urged private organisations to complement the initiative for building a cleaner city.

Highlighting the importance of waste segregation at source, he said the introduction of compost production from organic waste would bring a transformative change to the city’s waste management system. 

Manju made the remarks while inaugurating a two-day training workshop titled “Climate Smart Circular Waste Management Business Plan and Compost Preparation” at the CSS Ava Centre in Khulna on Wednesday afternoon. Bangladesh Red Crescent Society’s Climate-Resilient Clean Cities (3C) project organised the workshop.

Participants received hands-on training on compost chamber preparation, layering, quality control, compost collection and packaging.

The trainees later visited a Material Recovery Facility (MRF) Centre.

The sessions were conducted by 3C Project Central Project Manager Md Mosleh Uddin and Gazipur Assistant Project Manager Md Kamrul Hasan, while Khulna Assistant Project Manager Md Abdul Majid coordinated the programme.

Among others, KCC Chief Waste Management Officer Engineer Md Anisur Rahman, officials and supervisors of the Conservancy Department, secretaries of Wards 21 and 22, members of Ward Disaster Management Committees (WDMCs), representatives of the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society Khulna City Unit, life members, youth volunteers and project officials attended the workshop.

Earlier, Manju inspected mosquito control, cleanliness, and drainage and waste management activities in different parts of the city as part of a dengue and chikungunya awareness campaign.