Cloth‑bag campaigns in markets saved over 2,200 kg of plastic in a year.
Bag‑dispensing machines create jobs for local women who sew the bags.
Milk‑pouch buy‑back program collected 17,600 pouches and gave out 352 litres of milk.
Plastic‑recovery centre provided work for 76 waste‑workers during the pandemic.
Chipboard made from mixed plastic can replace plywood in building projects.
Machines called bag dispensing machines let shoppers pick up cotton bags for a small payment.
In the islands, used milk pouches are collected and swapped for fresh milk.
A centre in Bengaluru sorts plastic and makes it into road pieces, water pipes, and furniture.
Patiala changes hard‑to‑recycle wrappers into chipboard, a material for furniture and roofs.
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