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nect NGOs, social workers, schools, and politi- "To demonstrate the impact and possibilities
cians to spread maximum awareness. We have of the drive, our Malwani Health Care & Public
also started an awareness campaign on social Service Centre is organising a public awareness
media appealing to people not to throw away event on Sunday, 30th November, from 1 pm to
used plastic bottles. Instead, they should collect 3 pm, where residents can witness how plastic
them and give them to our NGO. Our NGO will recycling can directly benefit community health.
sell those bottles and buy medicines, which will
then be provided free of cost to the needy. Shaikh said that going forward, our NGO will pur-
chase a vehicle that will go to people’s homes to
When a large quantity of used plastic bottles collect bottles. In addition, stalls will be set up at
is collected, the money earned by selling them various locations where people can deposit their
will be used to purchase essential medicines used plastic bottles."
and other required drugs prescribed by doctors. Source - https://www.mid-day.com
These medicines will be given free of charge to
people in need.
MRAI TO COMPILE COMPLETE
DATA ON PLASTIC RECYCLING
hile India has made significant pro- data on plastic recycling will be available to the
gress in recycling areas such as e- public and the government to help organise and
Wwaste, tyres and metals, the plastic strengthen the plastic recycling sector.
industry continues to face major challenges and
requires stronger advocacy Manufacturers must also take accountability for
recycling their own production waste and sup-
The Material Recycling Association of India will port organised recyclers through fair compen-
soon compile accurate and comprehensive data sation, he said at the Plastics Recycling Show
on plastic scrap recycling, including the quanti- organised by Media Fusion and Crain Communi-
ties collected, sent to landfills and effectively re- cations in Mumbai.
cycled.
The recycling industry faces primary a challenge
While India has made significant progress in re- on availability of raw materials for formal recy-
cycling areas such as e-waste, tyres and metals, cling. While the business is inherently viable,
the plastic industry continues to face major chal- profitable and sustainable, its growth depends
lenges and requires stronger advocacy. on consistent material supply, effective policy
implementation and regulatory clarity.
Sanjay Mehta, President, Material Recycling As-
sociation of India, said the association aims to Siddhesh Kadam, Chairman, Maharashtra Pol-
ensure that in the next one-two years verified lution Control Board said the state become the
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