India, April 27 -- The Greater Noida authority on Sunday said it has decided to set up a second 300 tonne per day (TPD) compressed bio-gas (CBG) plant at Astauli landfill site.

Located around 20 km-from Pari Chowk, the project holds significance in terms of the waste management and reduction of legacy garbage in the city.

According to officials, the plant is expected to significantly reduce the burden on the Astauli landfill. The new CBG plant will not only process fresh waste but is also expected to aid in the remediation of old waste through bio-mining and scientific disposal, they added.

"We issued a request for proposal last week but due to some technical issues, we put it on hold. The revised RFP will be issued this week only and ...