The Hindu

Pipe compost planhits a price block

The city Corporation's only back-up plan to the raging garbage crisis — installation of pipe composts in houses — has met with an unexpected hurdle. Price escalation of PVC pipes, the main component ...
The Hindu

Pipe compost is back on its feet

Pipe composting, the city Corporation’s pet idea for waste treatment at source, failed to yield the desired result in most of the 70,000-odd households where the pipes were installed. But, over the ...
The New Indian Express

Pipe compost scheme a damp squib

As part of the pipe compost scheme implemented by the Kozhikode Corporation, pipes were distributed to 140 houses of the Souhruda Residents Association last week. However, this seems to be an isolated ...
Indiatimes

Relief for corporation as government hikes pipe-compost unit subsidy

The corporation had hit a stumbling block after the price of the pipes for the compost units shot up after the budget. In many wards, the corporation was forced to put off the scheme due to the price ...
bangaloremirror.indiatimes

Pipe compost units no longer a pipe dream for Karnataka

It offers an easy way for cities struggling with garbage issues While Kerala has already experimented with pipe compost units, Karnataka is promoting pipe compost units across the state through the ...
Indiatimes

City homes to get pipe compost units soon

The city corporation has decided to set up pipe compost units in all the households in the city.The project is being envisaged based on an order issued by local-self government. This was decided in ...
The New Indian Express

Pipe Compost Units in for Makeover

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A decentralised waste disposal mechanism, pipe compost units, that invited more brickbats than bouquets ever since it was set up, is in for a makeover. The City Corporation’s ...