Summary:
In 2003, a magazine put the tiny village on the tourism map by calling it the “cleanest village in Asia”. Many tourists cooperate in keeping the village clean. Besides a ban on littering imposed by the village council, Mawlynnong has gone sustainable in several other ways. Long hailed as the “cleanest village in Asia”, Mawlynnong is now facing the fallout of its fame as an eco-tourism destination.About 80 km from Shillong, the village is situated close to the border with Bangladesh . Its dustbins are made of wicker and have come to be associated with the village and its green mission..