REC collects, recycles 500-kg plastic waste through nation-wide Swachhata Shramdaan

REC collects, recycles 500-kg plastic waste through nation-wide Swachhata Shramdaan
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REC collects, recycles 500-kg plastic waste through nation-wide Swachhata Shramdaan
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REC Limited, a ‘Navratna’ financing company for the power sector, organised Shramdaan for plastic waste collection at all of its office locations across the country.

New Delhi: REC Limited, a 'Navratna' financing company for the power sector, organised Shramdaan for plastic waste collection at all of its office locations across the country.

The Shramdaan for 'Plastic Recycling', led by Chairman and Managing Director Ajeet Agarwal, Director (Technical) SK Gupta and Chief Vigilance Officer Sunita Singh, saw participation from the company's employees.

Close to 500 kg of single-use plastic waste was segregated, collected and sent for recycling during the week-long drive which was concluded on Gandhi Jayanti. REC also organised sessions and competitions for schoolchildren, installed dustbins and distributed cotton and jute bags at various locations during the week which concluded on Gandhi Jayanti.

To commemorate Mahatma Gandhi on its 150th birth Anniversary, CMD Ajeet Agarwal along with the senior management paid floral tribute to the Mahatma at the SCOPE Convention Centre, New Delhi.

During the week long drive, single-use plastic was collected from the SCOPE Complex Area in New Delhi, Mylapore Market in Chennai, Gandhinagar Railway Station at Jaipur, Mahadev Ghat and Nagar Palika Public Garden in Raipur, Old Baramunda Bus Stand at Bhubaneswar, Gandhinagar Gole Market at Jammu, Indira Nagar Extension in Lucknow, Medicine Market in Dehradun, Palayam in Thiruvananthapuram, Lakkar Bazar Bus Stand in Shimla, Nambol in Bishnupur district, Metro Walk Market in Bhopal, Hatia Railway Station and Hinoo Chowk in Ranchi, Ulsoor Lake in Bengaluru and Girgaon beach in Mumbai.

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