Kathmandu, May 15
The European Union in
Nepal and Clean up Nepal have collected 1.5 quintals of waste from Shivapuri National
Park.
About 130
individuals from different social organizations participated in Shivapuri
Clean-up Campaign on 14 May, jointly organized by the two organisations in the
framework of Europe Week 2022.
The
campaign was organized to highlight littering and waste dumping as a harmful
practice, the organisers said in a statement on Sunday.
The
participants started the campaign from National Park entrance gate towards 3-
hiking routes, Nagi gumba, Bishnu dwar and Shivapuri peak to collect 153 kg of
waste. Ambassador of the EU to Nepal, Nona Dreprez also joined the campaign.
The
volunteers also sensitized 165 National Park visitors to bring back their waste
with them with the slogan 'Take memories, leave nothing but footprints'.
The waste
audit conducted after the collection showed 15 kg of paper box, 23 kg of glass
bottles, 40 kg of PET bottles and 75 kg of plastic wrappers collected from the
hiking routes.
Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 16 May 2022.
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