The escalating food waste crisis in the Asia-Pacific region is driving sustainability initiatives in the food and beverage industry, according to a report on Friday.
Oberoi emphasized the urgency of improving sanitation, particularly in the Central Zone, Civil Lines, West Zone, Shahdara North, and Shahdara South Zones.
By recognising waste as a valuable resource and fostering sustainable practices, a roundtable was held which highlighted the unique allure of the plastics industry in India, given its ongoing commitment to sustainability and environmental responsibility.
City and district schools are being taught about circular economy, which means judiciously managing the waste generated to convert it into means of earning money from it.
The Kolkata Municipal Corporation has shown a keen interest towards the innovative method used by the Champdany civic body towards checking river pollution.
The performance underscored the critical importance of minimizing waste generation, promoting the reuse of items, and responsibly recycling non-biodegradable materials in daily life.
The programme envisages to support competitively selected projects promoting circular economy with focus on integrated waste management at the city level, climate-oriented reform actions at the State level, and institutional strengthening and knowledge dissemination at the national level.
What emerges is the willingness to look at the wetlands as a piece of readily available real estate rather than a complex but crucial ecosystem whose ecological patterns are perfect to contribute to a city‘s longevity and better protect it from climate hazards, along with possibilities for profitable replication in multiple instances. If one is willing to walk the talk around innovation and pragmatism, there are creative methods of empowering the community without damaging the wetlands themselves
Recyclers should understand how to create products that are environmentally friendly and socially impactful but are also economically viable, only then the consumers will be able to utilise it to the maximum.
"Greater CRM recycling is a society-wide responsibility and challenge," says the consortium. "The relevant authorities must improve the economic framework conditions to make it economically viable."
