Himachal Pradesh to buy plastic waste from students.

June 29, 2022

With the ban on single-use plastic all set to be implemented nationwide from July 1, the Himachal Pradesh Council for Science, Technology and Environment (HIMCOSTE) has come out with a buyback policy for plastic waste.
As many as 100 eco club schools — about 10 from rural and urban areas in each district — have been identified for the buyback scheme. Students from Class VI onwards are members of such clubs.
Being the state nodal agency for the National Green Corps, a programme conceptualised by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, the HIMCOSTE has formed eco clubs in 3,000 schools and 100 colleges.
The waste thus collected will be put to use in road construction through the Public Works Department and also sent to cement plants where it is used as fuel.
Those heading the clubs will have to coordinate with civic bodies concerned and the block development officer for collection and final disposal of the waste.
Under the Novel eco scheme, Waste to be bought at Rs 75 a kg; Rs 50 lakh marked for plan and Max 50 kg waste/month to be bought from each club.