India: The Pollution Control Board of Andhra Pradesh (APPCB) has co-ordinated a brainstorming session on ‘Co-processing of Municipal Solid Waste and Plastic in Cement Industries’ in which cement producers, the Swachh Andhra Corporation, the Urban Local Bodies (ULB) and others groups participated. The APPCB is trying to encourage the use of alternative fuels in the cement industry by overcoming funding issues, according to the Hindu newspaper. APPCB chairman BSS Prasad said that the board wants to help local government bodies connect with the cement industry.