Mumbai Is Going to Ban Plastic, Here’s the Perfect Replacement for the City’s Needs

As per the BMC, the city of Mumbai generates at least 8,000 metric tonnes of garbage every day. And an estimated four percent of that consists of plastics.

Now, in a bid to take this a step further, it has asked plastic bottle manufacturers and mineral water firms to set up recycling plants for bottles.

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The women started making plates out of the Dhak leaves which were locally available.

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