Disposing of religious texts: Islamabad to have first recycling plant

The plant would recycle one ton of paper per day


Obaid Abbasi July 27, 2016
The plant would recycle one ton of paper per day. PHOTO: REUTERS

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Religious Affairs has decided to establish a recycling plant in the capital to dispose of old pages of the Quran.

The decision was taken on Tuesday at a meeting chaired by Minister for Religious Affairs, Muhammad Yousaf, said a ministry official.

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The meeting was attended by ministry officials and Pakistan Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR) representatives.

The official told The Express Tribune that the decision was taken after the ministry received numerous complaints about disrespect to pages of the Quran and asked for suggestions on practical step to dispose of worn out or damaged pages.

A plant will be established on the capital’s outskirts to recycle old pages of the Quran, the official said, who added that this will be the country’s first such recycling plant.

The official said that the ministry had identified a site for the plant near Haji camp.

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Besides, the ministry could also request that the Capital Development Authority identify another location and allocate land there.

He said a PC-I for the project is being prepared with the help of PCSIR and that it would be finalised soon.

The official said that after the establishment of the plant, boxes would be set up in different parts of the city for people to drop off text and paper. The plant will have a daily capacity of one ton of paper.

Another senior ministry official suggested that such recycling plants should be established in other provinces as well.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 27th, 2016.

COMMENTS (3)

syed & syed | 7 years ago | Reply It is god that religious texts will be properly disposed. This can be applied to other government departments. It was in media that important reports were sold to Kabari who sold it to shops and vendors to pack vegetables and pakora samosa Only a cheap slitting machine will be required to save state secrets
Khalid Farooq | 7 years ago | Reply Sounds like a solution looking for a problem. There are bigger priorities like health and education on which this money can be spent. Maybe the government should regulate printing of religious text especially in mass produced publications like newspapers to reduce the amount of material that needs to be treated this way.
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