Nepal has taken up this amazing initiative to turn all the trash into an eco-friendly business
If there is one thing Nepal is known for, it’s Mount Everest. The World’s highest mountain is annually climbed by around 1000 people, and its base is visited by countless climbers every year. It shouldn’t come as surprise that many visitors leave behind a lot of trash behind, after they are done with their business at Everest. Sadly, their irresponsible actions have affected the environment of Mount Everest, and the area it surrounds.
In an attempt to save Mount Everest from becoming a home ground of trash and garbage, Nepal has started a month-long initiative to collect segregate, process and then, recycle the waste. Now comes the interesting part. The waste is processed into raw products which are further designed by the local women to sell in the market, creating Green Jobs in the local area.
“We segregated the collected materials in different categories such as plastic, glass, iron, aluminum and textile. Of the 10 tonnes of waste collected, two tonnes have been recycled. The remaining eight were soil mixed with wrappers and semi-burned items, which could not be recycled,” Nabin Bikash Maharjan, the head of Kathmandu-based enterprise, Blue Waste to Value, told a source.
As per Xinhua News agency, a brave and dedicated team of Sherpa took the responsibility to clear the Himalayan Mountain from any kind of trash. Not only did they clear the litter from the area, but they also removed four dead bodies during the process. Now isn’t that a task?
Government has also joined hands with the agency to give more power to this initiative. The mega-clean up drive has drove more than 10,000 kg of trash from the Everest and sold it, both online and in the market. In order to sell the products online, the company collaborates with another firm called Moware Designs to create up-cycled glass bottle products.
Many of the recycled products are glass bottles that are being sold as vases, candle covers, plates, cups, glasses and other accessories. All these products are sterilized to be bacteria free before they are sold in the market. They prices range from 350 Nepalese rupees to 2,000 Nepalese rupees, which is around $3 to $18.
These products can be used for homes and offices purpose. The products are trendy enough to be exhibited in hotels, restaurants and other public places as well.
We spend thousands of rupees to buy decorative items every day. So, why not try the recycled products which will contribute in making this initiative more successful. Nonetheless, our best wishes are with this campaign to grow more and more each day and clear every ounce of trash from the Everest.
