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Malappuram municipality to provide food in exchange for plastic

Malappuram municipality launched a scheme 'Give plastic, get food' on Sunday. The municipality will provide food from 12.30 pm to 1.30 pm daily to people who will bring waste plastic for disposal at the 'Khani', MRF unit of municipality.

Malappuram municipality to provide food in exchange for plastic

Malappuram municipality to provide food in exchange for plastic

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Published : Nov 17, 2019, 4:21 PM IST

Malappuram: The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it. Working along these lines, Kerala's Malappuram Corporation has resolved to reduce plastic in the district by taking an initiative to provide food in exchange for plastic.

Malappuram municipality to provide food in exchange for plastic

'Give plastic, get food', a scheme by the municipality, was launched by MLA P Ubaidulla and District Collector Jaffer Malik on Sunday. Ubaidulla inaugurated the event by offering food to Malik who came with plastic waste.

The municipality will provide food from 12.30 pm to 1.30 pm daily to people who will bring waste plastic for disposal at the 'Khani', MRF unit of municipality.

Ahead of the inauguration, city councillors, employees and NSS volunteers held a rally from Malappuram town to Kottapadi to collect the garbage as part of the campaign.

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Malappuram: The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it. Working along these lines, Kerala's Malappuram Corporation has resolved to reduce plastic in the district by taking an initiative to provide food in exchange for plastic.

Malappuram municipality to provide food in exchange for plastic

'Give plastic, get food', a scheme by the municipality, was launched by MLA P Ubaidulla and District Collector Jaffer Malik on Sunday. Ubaidulla inaugurated the event by offering food to Malik who came with plastic waste.

The municipality will provide food from 12.30 pm to 1.30 pm daily to people who will bring waste plastic for disposal at the 'Khani', MRF unit of municipality.

Ahead of the inauguration, city councillors, employees and NSS volunteers held a rally from Malappuram town to Kottapadi to collect the garbage as part of the campaign.

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'A Plastic Worth A Plate Of Meal' Campaign In Malappuram; First In Kerala

Malappuram: "Give plastic, get food". Those plastic garbages now worth for a meal as plastic eradication campaign tieup with hunger- free city. The initiative was inaugurated by MLA P. Ubaidulla and district collector Jaffer Malik gave a packet of plastic waste to the the organizers, was presented with a plate of meal then.

"The idea is very first in Kerala which promote a service together with an awareness campaign," said Jaffer Malik. The innovative campaign is organised by Malappuram Corporation which feeds the hungry stomachs in the city, just prizing the used plastic thrown around the city. Ahead of the inauguration, city councilors, employees and NSS volunteers held a rally from Malappuram town to Kottapadi to collect the garbage as part of the campaign.

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