Self help groups in Uttarakhand have launched a campaign to banish polythene bags by replacing them with paper bags and providing them to shop keepers at lucrative prices.
"Pahal" is one such group that has been training women to make paper bags from old newspapers. Women in this group are now earning anything between Rs 300 to Rs 4,000 per month from their own homes.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/hill-women-make-green-paper-bags
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/asian-age-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/green-products
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/solid-waste
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/uttaranchal-uttarakhand
