A year after a plastic ban was implemented in the state, the BMC has finally got a contractor to recycle the 57,000 kilograms of plastic it has seized in the last one year. Civic sources, however, said that the price the bidders are offering is lower than the BMC's estimates and thus a thorough financial scrutiny is being undertaken in this regard. From June 2018 to May 2019, the BMC has collected R3 crore as fines against the 57,000 kg plastic seized.

The civic body was contacted by the same contractor in both the tender invitations in the last one year. While the civic administration does not give out contracts to a single bidder, the licence department has considered it this time and forwarded it further for approval. According to sources, the bid has got an in-principle nod from the administration to recycle plastic at around R10 per kg but the BMC had expected around R15 per kg.