Underprivileged children learn waste segregation, recycling

Tribune News Service

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Dehradun, June 9

Fifty underprivileged children, including street children from the Aasraa Trust, participated in the event held at the Rajkiya Mahavidyalaya School on Rajpur Road here today.

The Uttarakhand Environment Protection and Pollution Control Board (UEPPCB), in collaboration with Waste Warriors, a local NGO, conducted the event.

The event started with an interactive session where the kids were asked for their inputs on various issues related to India’s garbage crisis and were taught about recycling and waste segregation. Some of the children created catchy Swachh Bharat Mission slogans as part of a slogan writing competition being conducted by ENVIS, pollution control board.

As part of the event, four colour-coded dustbins were donated to the school and a proper waste management system was set up on the premises. Children made a large poster showing what was to go into each of the dustbins. The children understood the importance of recycling after the three-hour session and pledged to segregate waste as they had been taught.

Waste Warriors staff members Jodie, Ritika and Manpreet, interns and volunteers were joined by six members of the staff from the UEPPCB to supervise the children and conduct the activities.

Niharika Dimri, information officer, ENVIS, UEPPCB, said “We feel very inspired after this event that the next generation will be much more responsible when it comes to keeping their surroundings clean. It was an honour to interact with these children today and they have given us great hope for the future”.