Varanasi, May 2 -- In a significant step in the utilisation of waste disposal, Lucknow division of Northern Railway will now produce end products such as plastic items, cardboard, and compost from the garbage falling on the railway tracks, an official said.

Speaking to ANI, Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) of Lucknow Division, SM Sharma said, "We have created a material recovery facility, the benefit of which will be that we will segregate the garbage that comes now, we will make end products from biodegradable and non-biodegradable, some plastic items will also be made, some cardboard will be made and some manure manure will also be made."

DRM Sharma said that five to six tonnes of garbage are generated here daily.

When asked on how r...