Plastic-less campaign launched in Kochi
2 years, 6 months ago

Plastic-less campaign launched in Kochi

The Hindu  

Mayor M. Anilkumar has called for concerted efforts by the scientific world and companies for developing alternatives to plastic. He was speaking after launching the ‘Plastic-less Kochi’ campaign as part of the Heal Kochi project at Subhash Bose Park here on Friday. The inauguration of the project for distribution of steel water bottles to 500 students was done by BPCL executive director Ajith Kumar. A water purification project at Subhash Bose Park set up with the aid of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited was also launched. The water purification project will have capacity to treat around 70,000 litres of water a day.

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Firstpost  

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