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Revamping Chennai’s micro composting centers

Nearly 60 percent of municipal waste generated in Chennai is biodegradable waste (See this article for more on Chennai's solid waste management woes) ; this itself shows that half of the city’s solid waste problem can be solved if our biodegradable waste is managed effectively. The different methods we have to treat biodegradable waste are composting, biogas and bio-CNG generation.