Abhivyakti Society, Dehradun, organised an awareness program where members of SDC were invited. The program aimed to educate people about the harmful effects of single use plastic waste. Best practices to minimise plastic waste were also discussed.
Praveen Upreti and Pyare Lal from SDC along with members of other organisations were present for the event. They spoke about the various initiatives of SDC in the realm of plastic waste management in the Doon Valley.
Pyare Lal spoke in depth about the earlier Plastic Express collaboration between Nestle and SDC Foundation and how the partnership had helped the segregation, collection and recycling of more than 10,000 kilograms of plastic waste on the Dehradun Mussoorie route. Praveen Upreti spoke about the community driven Plastic Bank model of SDC Foundation and the organisation's various partnerships with government agencies.
