Organisations unite for ‘The Himalayan Cleanup’ on May 29

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• A pile of garbage lying unattended at Super Market in Dimapur.

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• DIMAPUR — With plastic pollution posing a looming threat to the environment and the projection that by 2025 there will be more plastic than fish in the world’s oceans, The Himalayan Cleanup (THC) was conceptualised in 2018 to highlight the problem of plastic pollution in the Indian Himalayan Region and to engage people in seeking sustainable solutions.
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• A conglomeration of different organisations, who share a genuine concern for the environment, will converge on May 29 in Dimapur for collective action towards "ending plastic pollution". The environmental organisations include Living For Environment, Green Guard, e-Circle, Kuda Waste Solutions, and Youth Net.
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• The group affirmed that this year, through the THC, they want to address the alarming plastic waste pollution in Dimapur city and make this the beginning of collective action towards ending plastic pollution, aligning with this year’s World Environment Day theme of “End plastic pollution”.

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• The Dimapur-based environmental organisations are targeting the State Stadium and Dimapur Railway Station areas, aiming for 1,200 volunteers. The group has called for involvement in the city cleanup to help reach the target of ending plastic pollution.
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• The Himalayan Cleanup takes place from May 26 each year across the mountain states of India. Since 2018, more than 35,000 volunteers from the mountain states have participated in THC to clean up and audit the waste.
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• In response to the United Nations’ call for concerted action against plastic waste with the theme "Beat Plastic Pollution" for 2018’s World Environment Day, THC was conceived that year to highlight the problem of plastic pollution in the Indian Himalayan Region.
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• The Himalayan Cleanup, as stated by the group involved, is the largest campaign for collective action against plastic pollution across the mountain states, involving waste and brand audits after the cleanup. The aim is to identify the companies responsible for this plastic waste so that they can be held accountable.