The Panchayat Raj Engineering Division and Nirmiti Kendra will be asked to make use of plastic for their bitumen road works. The Yedapadavu facility, with a 10-tonne per day (TPD) capacity, processes dry waste from 51 gram panchayats in Mangaluru, Moodbidri, Mulki, and Bantwal taluks. The Kedambady MRF processes dry waste from 22 gram panchayats in Puttur, 21 in Kadaba, and 25 in Sullia taluks. The Ujire MRF processes dry waste from 48 gram panchayats of Belthangady taluk. Meanwhile, the Narikombu MRF handles dry waste from 39 gram panchayats from Bantwal taluk and 17 gram panchayats from Ullal taluk. Zero cost The MRFs were self-sustaining, meaning neither the panchayat paid anything to the MRF operator nor the operator paid anything to the panchayats.