The Punjab Environment Protection Agency (EPA) has drafted guidelines to regularise pyrolysis plants operating across the Punjab province without any legal cover.
According to The News International, Sources in EPA revealed that during the recent smog season, strict action was taken against these plants and many were demolished and sealed either by the District Administration or by the EPA.
Currently, the majority of pyrolysis plants operating in the province used to dispose of used tyres and extract carbon, wire and low quality furnace oil, which were sold in the open market.
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