India, July 18 -- Gurugram is set to revive its long-delayed waste-to-energy (WTE) project after the city's first scientific study of fresh municipal solid waste found that nearly 85% of the 1,100 tonnes of garbage generated daily can be scientifically processed instead of being dumped in landfills.

Based on the findings, the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) has started preparing the request for proposal (RFP) for an integrated waste processing park comprising recycling, composting, refuse-derived fuel (RDF) and a waste-to-energy plant, officials aware of the matter said.

The 164-page study titled "Fresh Municipal Solid Waste Characterisation Study", commissioned by the MCG and conducted by Bareilly-based Wasat International Labo...