23-04-2025
Student volunteers remove 1.2 tonnes of non-biodegradable waste from forests
Student volunteers in collaboration with the Forest Department and various organisations removed 1.2 tonnes of non-biodegradable waste from forest areas in Coimbatore district on Tuesday. The mass cleaning drive was held to observe World Earth Day, said the organisers.
More than 200 students from Yuvabharathi Public School and VLB Janakiammal College of Arts and Science took part in the drive, which was held in association with the Forest Department, 'Bottles for Change' corporate social responsibility initiative of Bisleri, Trust for Environment and Ecosystem, and Athulya Senior Care.
The organisers said the volunteers removed non-biodegradable waste from Vellingiri foothills, the stretch between Forest Department check-post and parking area at Kovai Courtallam, railway line 'A' passing through Madukkarai forest range and Maruthamalai.
Waste materials collected during the drive were handed over to Coimbatore-based Recompose Recycling Private Limited for recycling, they said.
