Campaign in Tarkeswor municipality – “Say No to Plastics”

We organized a campaign in Tarkeswor municipality with the slogan “Say No to Plastics”.  Our major objective focused on plastic waste, which is mainly present in the form of hollow bodies (bottles, cans…) or flexible forms (plastic bags, labels…).

• Inform, raise awareness and train local populations in the 3Rs principles of waste management. (Reduce, Reuse, Repair).
• Create useful and/or decorative objects from waste.
• Conduct workshops in communities and schools to train them.

People are trained on reuse, reduce and recycle techniques for the plastics. More than 200 people are trained on using plastic bottles for flower plantation, households crafts and making container from bottles. They are trained on making tea and glass stands from chocolate and biscuits rappers.
We want to clean the area from plastic waste. Let’s make it a plastic-free zone.
 

What is 3R Principle?
The three R’s – reduce, reuse and recycle – all help to cut down on the amount of waste we throw away. They conserve natural resources, landfill space, and energy. Plus, the three R’s save land and money communities must use to dispose of waste in landfills.
Reduce-               Use less, buy less, avoid waste, turn off lights, take shorter showers
Reuse-                  Use things more than once, use cloths bags, repair, regift
Recycle-               Separate waste so that recyclable products can be send to make new products