By Tricitynews
Chandigarh 03rd June:- Coca-Cola India Foundation, Anandana, has announced
establishment of integrated waste management infrastructure along with SAAHAS,
CHINTAN and HASIRU DALA, which also includes setting up of Material Recovery and Segregation Facilities
(MRFs). The partnerships will also drive social initiatives such as
inclusion of informal waste sector into a formal one, raising awareness of
source segregation, influencing attitudinal changes in waste disposal, and
protection of natural habitats among others.
Inadequate source segregation is
one of the major roadblocks that hinder recycling. Burning of unsorted solid
waste can also aggravate air pollution. Anandana along with various NGO
partners is supporting the creation of new infrastructure for material recovery
including PET and composting of wet waste. The facilities will be set up
at multiple locations in Delhi/NCR, Chennai, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and
Karnataka in India.
Ishteyaque
Amjad, Vice-President- Public Affairs, Communications & Sustainability,
Coca-Cola India and South West Asia, said that waste generation rates are expected to increase more than
two-fold by 2025 in urban India, largely driven by rise in incomes and growing
urban populations. Together, with our partners, we want to encourage
self-sustaining ventures within decentralized waste management. These
partnerships are aligned with our vision of creating a ‘World without Waste’ to
collect and recycle the equivalent of 100% of our packaging by 2030.
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