This is a citizen initiative conducted by CPRA's waste management committee and organised by Clean Mumbai Foundation
In order to turn their area plastic-free and motivate residents to change their habits by carrying environment-friendly bags instead of plastic bags, the Cuffe Parade Residents Association (CPRA) has organised a 'Plastic Free Cuffe Parade' walk on Sunday. The objective of the walk is to spread awareness among the citizens and encourage residents to start carrying their own bags when they head out for shopping and thus help make Cuffe Parade free of plastic waste.
"This is a citizen initiative conducted by CPRA's waste management committee and organised by Clean Mumbai Foundation. In the past we have also requested shops in Cuffe Parade to stop handing out plastic bags and have requested the residents and their staff to carry cloth bags when they go shopping," said Kunti Oza, chairperson, Clean Mumbai Foundation.
The walk is scheduled to start at 9 am from GD Somani Marg near Bayview Marina. Actress Juhi Chawla along with Yuva Sena Chief Aaditya Thackeray are also expected to join the walk along with officials from the A Ward of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).
In November, the BMC too had launched an awareness drive to educate vendors of municipal markets about the harmful effects of using plastic bags. BMC officials had visited different municipal markets in the city.
The state government also plans to make Maharashtra plastic-free beginning from May 2018. The government is planning a ban on plastic bottles from early 2018 in government offices, educational institutions and functions organised by the state before the ban is extended to private offices.
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- The walk will start at 9 am from GD Somani Marg.
- Juhi Chawla, Aaditya Thackeray and BMC A ward officials will join the walk.
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