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Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India (NewsVoir) Tetra Pak, a world leading packaging and processing solutions company, recognized the world over for their focus on sustainability has joined hands with Chennai based Earth Recycler to accelerate the recycling of used Tetra Pak cartons in the city.
This project will focus on increasing collection of used carton packages from Zone 7, 8, and 13 of Chennai, while also raising awareness about the value of used cartons packages among the waste trade and creating a dedicated recycling stream for used cartons.
In the first year, the program expects to collect over 13 million cartons for recycling while generating direct employment for over 10 residents and indirect employment for over 1200 others across the waste management value chain.
The occasion was graced by Mr.VikramKapur, IAS Additional Chief Secretary, Planning & Development, Government of Tamil Nadu, Ms.SupriyaSahu, IAS, Additional Chief Secretary Environment Climate Change & Forests, Govt of Tamil Nadu and Mr.Gagandeep Singh Bedi, IAS, Commissioner, Greater Chennai"s Corporation.
Mr.
Vikram Kapur, IAS Additional Chief Secretary, Planning and Development department, Govt of Tamil Nadu said, “The Greater Chennai Corporation and the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board have been working on various initiatives to promote recycling of packaging waste.
We are happy to see that these paper-based cartons are already being recycled in the state, and this new collaborative initiative will increase this even further, which fits perfectly into our mission of building a healthier, cleaner, litter-free Tamil Nadu.” Mr.
Gagandeep Singh Bedi, IAS, Commissioner, Greater Chennai Corporation added, “We are happy to see organizations like Earth Recycler and Tetra Pak proactively boost their efforts to strengthen the waste management and recycling infrastructure in Chennai and Tamil Nadu at large.
As the Municipal Corporation, we would be happy to extend any support needed to enable and scale this program to ensure that recyclable waste like used Tetra Pak cartons can be efficiently recovered and recycled.” “We are grateful to the Municipal Corporation of Chennai for extending their support to our latest collection program.