Think Ocean partnered with We Rise Foundation to engage in awareness-raising activities sharing information with communities on plastic pollution, its effects, projects and engaging volunteers in a clean-up drive.
This was done in the Samajik Uthaan area of India. Over 12 bags (over 300kg) of waste was collected, containing 35kgs of plastic waste, cloth waste and other harmful substances such as glasses and pharmaceutical products. A concern raised was that the local government does not have sufficient recycling infrastructure and relies heavily on private citizens transporting waste long distances if it is to be appropriately discarded.
Approximately 20 public members were engaged in awareness-raising activities and 15 volunteers supported the cleanup activity.
