To address this, high priority should be given to reduce, reuse, and sustainably recycle plastic waste. Here, they plan to set up bins in schools and run competitions to incentivize children to bring plastic waste from home. Though operations and plans to curb plastic waste are in motion, team GoR has witnessed issues in the waste collection process. “Routine collectors do not collect plastic waste thrown on the roads or waterways, except for the waste that is directly given to them. Disposing of plastic waste properly should not be someone else’s responsibility if you generate it.

Source: The Nation July 07, 2021 12:00 UTC