Author: Vasanthan Panchavarnam
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Better Late than Never
One of the lesser known crusades in the war against Plastic Pollution, ‘Plastics 2020 Challenge,’ is a push to reduce the quantity of plastic materials sent to landfills. The overall aim of this campaign which was launched in Westminster in 2009, is to double the rate of plastic recycling by the year 2020. For its…
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Clean Coonoor’s Christmas Gift
Soon it will be Christmas Day, and the feeling of peace and goodwill to all men is in he air. Even this very minute, shoppers are probably rushing home with their treasures, following the age old tradition established by the Magi, the art of giving Christmas gifts. This Christmas Eve, we at Clean Coonoor are…
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A Month of Municipal Solid Waste Management
A month has passed since the Waste Management Park at Ottupattarai became functional. Clean Coonoor is pleased to state that around 24,173 kgs of solid waste has been handled by its volunteers since its inception. Although segregation at source is in force, mixed waste to the tune of about 40% still continues to come in,…
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Waste Management Park Inaugural – Responses
Khiviraj Sanchetti 31 Oct 2019 Where there is will there is a way. 💫💫💫💫This event is a good example of the Clean Coonöör going ahead with the program and the Collector along with the administration available to be present despite the heavy rain and bad weather.💥💥💥Hats off to the Volunteers who have once again exhibited…
