Shine india monthly magazine published this article page no 22 so far 83000 metric tonne of plastic waste has been collected. the project has reached out to 5500 safaisathis in an effort to institutionalize workers from the informal sector. utthaan a social protection programme was launched to help 9000 safaisathsi. however the programme suffered a setback after the covid-19 pandemic led to widespread increase in waste including medical plastic waste. the undp is also working with niti aayog and have jointly developed a handbook model for local municipalities as well as the private sector. o the handbook provides a comprehensive overview of pwm by representing and discussing components of the entire plastic waste value chain.
