PANAJI
The segregated dry waste in Panaji will fetch you fair barter regain now as the Corporation of the City of Panaji has decided to launch 'Shop With Your Waste Campaign (SWYWC), October 2, 2020, on the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary and the completion of the 6th year of the ‘Swachh Bharat Mission.
This initiative seeks to motivate the residents of Panaji to recycle dry waste, through a bartering system and will be driven with the support of the shops and commercial establishments based in the city.
Under this campaign, city residents are expected to bring in recyclable dry waste such as milk pouches (cleaned and dried), cardboard (flattened and dry) and PET bottles (crushed and dry). In exchange, they can take away daily essentials like bread, milk, eggs, rice, pulses from the shops who become a part of the campaign. This campaign is open to only shopkeepers who are based in the City of Panaji. Interested shopkeepers can be a part of this campaign by registering at the link below:
https://forms.gle/GpUFiNDPy9DfBX168.
This unique model is being launched by CCP to inhibit a sense of value for waste among its citizens and to provide a way to incentivize its citizens who have been segregating their waste diligently for years. The campaign also strives to improve the socio-economic fabric of the city by providing new opportunities to existing entrepreneurs and waste workers.
The campaign is technically supported under the ‘Waste NAMA’ project implemented by GIZ India - a German Government Development Corporation and TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute) - a national think tank. The campaign is also supported by 21st Century Polymers Private Limited, as a large scale buyer for recyclables.
