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The construction and demolition waste recycling plant in Burari, where concrete blocks are made from recycled construction waste. Once at the plant, the waste is segregated into big concrete pieces, mixed C&D waste as per size and unrecyclable materials like plastic and wood, which are sent to a waste-to-energy plant in Okhla. The plant uses manual segregation for bigger plastic pieces as well as a magnetic separator for metallic objects. The waste is crushed, washed and used to make ready-mix concrete, kerb stones, cement bricks, pavement blocks, hollow bricks and manufactured sand. IL&FS Environmental Infrastructure & Services Ltd. (IEISL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services (IL&FS), has established several benchmarks in the Environment sector. IEI