Bring 500 Grams Of Plastic And Exchange It With Free Food In Siliguri!

With plastic trash hitting the sky and choking the environment, some people are doing their bid to reduce pollution and save the planet.

A group of alumni from a school in Siliguri, West Bengal are creating awareness regarding safe disposal of plastic waste. The alumni, through a unique initiative, have started distributing food free of cost to the people who deposit 500 grams of plastic waste.

The endeavour is cutting ice through the poor people and commoners as rag-pickers with plastic bottles and other plastic waste stacked inside the gunny bags, can be seen queuing up at the food distribution centre.

West Bengal: Alumni of Goethals Memorial School in association with Nishkam Khalsa Sewa organised a 'food for plastic' programme in Siliguri, yesterday. An alumni says,"We're giving food in exchange of 500gm of plastic, this is to create awareness in the city about plastic waste" pic.twitter.com/Bhiaw0x8si

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The initiative is of the alumni of Goethals Memorial School and Nishkam Khalsa Sewa.

The collected plastic will be sent for recycling and other use.

"There is a tremendous response from the people. This will help in saving our environment as plastic is thrown here and there clog drains and are the cause of floods. Further, it is lethal for animals who consume it," said SP Singh Saluja, president, Goethals Memorial School Alumni, reported ANI.

"Social media and media can play a vital role in disseminating this information. We should not throw plastic here and there but rather should collect it and dispose of it properly. It can be deposited in a 2-litre bottle," he added.