CREASION, Recycler Saathi, Waste Trade, and The Coca-Cola Foundation successfully organized an interaction session between the plastic waste management stakeholders of Nepal.
The interaction program was graced with the presence of Hon’ble minister Mr. Ramsahay Prasad Yadav Minister of Forests and Environment, Mr. Aanand Mishra, Founder and President of CREASION, and 30 balers from different areas of Kathmandu valley. Similarly, representatives from different private companies and NGOs that are actively working in the plastic waste management sector of Nepal were also present at the event.
The main agenda of the session was to facilitate the interaction of the plastic waste management stakeholders with the Ministry of Forests and Environment (MOFE) to highlight the issues regarding the current scenario of plastic waste management, challenges faced by the stakeholders, and possible interventions to achieve a holistic and robust plastic waste management system.
Mr. Aanand Mishra, Founder, and President of CREASION, also suggested a policy level workshop in near future to actively discuss the role of key stakeholders in making the existing system more sustainable. Moreover, Hon’ble Minister Mr. Ramsahay Prasad Yadav thanked all the plastic waste management stakeholders for their contribution to our health, our environment, and our economy and emphasized that MOFE will actively work to address the issues discussed.