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Ecology & Environment
Pradeep Kumar

25/10/21 10:00 AM IST

Zero Waste Cities Challenge

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Guwahati has 2 winners for work on waste models.

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  • Five months ago, Guwahati was among the three cities chosen by WasteAid, a United Kingdom-based non-profit, to launch a Zero Waste Cities Challenge.
  • The aim was to find entrepreneurs with innovative business ideas that can help reduce or recycle waste and create green employment opportunities.
  • The non-profit has now chosen two winners — entrepreneurs from Shree Guru Plastic and Inside Out — for their work on promoting circular economy and reducing the usage of plastics.
Circular Economy
  • Circular economy is a model of production and consumption, which involves sharing, leasing, reusing, repairing, refurbishing and recycling existing materials and products for as long as possible.
  • It aims to tackle global challenges such as waste, pollution, climate change and biodiversity loss.
Source: DTE

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