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AIPMA AT WORK

Celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi Responsibly: Turning Festive
Waste Into Sustainable Resources

Celebrating Responsibly for a Cleaner Tomor- recycling and recovery, helping reduce the
row amount of waste that reaches landfills or is

Festivals bring communities together, and disposed of improperly.
they also provide an opportunity to promote
responsible environmental practices. This
Ganesh Chaturthi, an initiative by GCPRS, Asia’s
largest Recycling & Sustainability Show,
Keshav Srushti and APR Bharat, supported by
Supreme Petrochem Limited, is encouraging
citizens to celebrate responsibly by collecting
and diverting festival waste for recycling and
reuse.

The initiative was launched by the Hon’ble The collection drive covers a range of
Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Shri Devendra materials commonly generated during festive
Fadnavis Ji, who has lent his support to the celebrations, including thermocol (EPS), flowers
message of celebrating Ganeshotsav while and garlands, artificial decorative items, and
strengthening environmental responsibility. The packaged drinking-water bottles.
launch underscores the importance of bringing
sustainability into community celebrations and
encouraging citizens to adopt responsible waste
management practices.

The collected materials are then given a new
purpose through recycling and upcycling.
Thermocol (EPS) can be transformed into
photo frames and other useful products, while

As part of the initiative, waste generated flower waste can be processed into incense
during the celebrations is being collected at sticks. Recycled plastic waste can be used to
designated points and sent for appropriate create products such as benches, while waste

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