Kathmandu. ‘Biocomp Nepal’ in partnership with ‘People in Need’ and ‘Clean Up Nepal’ has collected 143.55 metric tons of waste through a clean-up campaign in 16 rivers and streams of the Kathmandu Valley. The organizers informed that the work was possible with the active participation of more than 100 volunteers, local community members, Nepal Police, and students from various educational institutions.
The river clean-up campaign is being conducted under the ‘River Plus Project’. It is financially supported by the Plastic Free Rivers and Seas for South Asia Project. This project is being implemented by the South Asia Cooperative Environment Program, which is supported by the World Bank. The project aims to collect and recycle low-quality plastics. The project aims to reduce plastic pollution, especially in the Bagmati, Bishnumati, and Manohara rivers.
Under the project, informal scavengers, migrant workers, especially women and youth, have been involved, it was informed at a program organized here today. At the program, Biocomp Nepal CEO Maarten Naijoff informed that informal scavengers have been trained and low-quality plastic has been collected from homes, industries, rivers, roads, and waste management centers.
The collected low-quality plastic will be taken to the recently established zero-emission plastic recycling center in the Simara Special Economic Zone and converted into plastic composite boards. Under this campaign, Biocomp Nepal has collected 80 tons of low-quality plastic and used it for recycling.
The program was attended by Sanumaiya Maharjan from Kathmandu Metropolitan City-Environment Department, Rajesh Kumar Maharjan, Ward Chairman of Lalitpur Metropolitan City-2, Ward Member from Ward 9, Principal of Lalitpur Kalyan Basic School, Joint Cleanliness Awareness, Red Cross Circle, Nepsemac and other stakeholders.
To make this campaign more effective, Biocomp Nepal has inaugurated a new plastic recycling center in Simara on 17 March 2025. This center is now fully operational and is believed to make a significant contribution to sustainable plastic waste management. This technology will create a significant opportunity to transform environmental challenges into circular economy opportunities.
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