INDIA: Mithi River cleanup
The project started in 2021 by installing a river-based collection unit to immediately halt the plastic flow into the Indian Ocean from the Mithi river in Mumbai. A chemical recycling facility is used to create value from plastic waste that would otherwise end up in the environment. Moreover, the project provides training in waste separation and facilitates increased waste separation at the source from households in Kurla and surrounding areas. The project site is a valuable source of formal employment for the local community.
Location
Mithi River, Mumbai, India
Facilitation Consortium
Riverrecycle Oy, UN Global Pulse(United Nations Technology Laboratory), VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd, Earth5R
Funded by
Huhtamäki Oyj