‘Suchitwa Sangamam’ drives home message of shunning plastic

Thiruvananthapuram | Saturday | 18th January, 2020

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By Express News ServiceTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM: ‘Suchitwa Sangamam,’ an exhibition-cum-sale of alternatives to plastic products organised by Haritha Keralam Mission on Sooryakanthi premises of Kanakakunnu Palace drew attention- thanks to various colourful installations made of plastic and glass liquor bottles by the students of University Engineering College, Kariyavattom. Students worked hard to make installations from waste bottles by colouring and giving designs to make them more attractive. Three BTech third-year computer science students - Fida, Riswana and Aishwarya - are the creators of the installations. The money they got from the sale of the products will be utilised for charity activities in the state, the students said. According to the representatives of the company, the e-waste which accumulates on the soil will generate hazardous chemicals which may pollute earth..