50,000 plastic bottles donated at Mumbai airport

Mumbai | Saturday | 23rd February, 2019

Summary:

Post donating plastic bottles at crushing machines installed at both terminal-1 and 2 of Mumbai airport, the donors are rewarded with discount vouchers. Nearly 50,000 plastic bottles have been recycled in the last five months with the help of crushing machines installed at the two terminals of Mumbai airport as part of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. As per data, between July 2017 and April 2018, around 1.12 lakh plastic bottles were recycled. Post the donation of plastic bottle by any individual, they are entitled to discounts offered by various brands having a tie-up with bottle crushing machine owners. The Mumbai airport is the country's second busiest single runway airport, having more than 48 million passengers on a yearly basis..