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Women rake in moolah from plastic waste [1]

Rampant use of plastic products and their haphazard dumping has been a matter of headache not only for the environmentalists but also for those involved in waste management. However, for the women of Sidhhipur in Lalitpur, thanks to their Suiro campaign, waste plastic material is now an eco-friendly source of income.

Publication Date: 
25/11/2008
Kathmandu Post (Nepal) [2]
Tags:
Solid Waste [3], Plastics [4], Women [5], Nepal [6]
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