Punjab Plastic Waste Management Society (PPWMS) organized “Awareness Workshop for rag- waste workers

Khanauri, Moonak, 30th November, 2023:

Punjab Plastic Waste Management Society (PPWMS) organized “Awareness Workshop for rag-pickers / waste collectors on Plastic Waste Collection, Segregation and Sanitation” at Khanauri, Moonak Nagar Panchayat. 

The event was organized by Punjab Plastic Waste Management Society (PPWMS) and Indian Pollution Control Association (IPCA), which is implementing agency of PPWMS. Dr. Reena Chadha delivered the workshop and engaged participants in various games and activities based on the subject along with Mr. Amandeep. More than 50 Waste collectors and officials of MC participated in the programme. 

All the officials of Khanauri, Moonak Nagar Panchayat namely Mr Sarabjit (Clerk)  Nagar Panchayat, Mr. Sandeep Singh (CF) Nagar Panchayat Khanauri, Mr.Krishan Singh, (Junior Assistant )  Nagar Panchayat Khanauri, Miss Manjeet Kaur (Clerk), Nagar Panchayat Khanauri and all  officials & sanitation workers participated and supported the event. Mr. Lovepreet (J.E.) from Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) also participated in the event to inform the participants regarding Mission LiFE and environment consciousness. 

Mr. Prabhakar Mishra, Chairman, PPWMS informed that these kind of trainings and awareness workshops go a long way to ensure capacity building and reduce health hazards to waste collection workers, and ensure sustainable action towards management of plastic waste, while ensuring their health/ sanitation during waste collection, as saviors of environment”. Through these programmes Punjab Plastic Waste Management Society (PPWMS) has been able to network with more than 600 waste collectors in the region, to help them generate income from waste and improve waste management in Punjab.