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View all search resultsPlastic bags used to carry groceries at traditional markets are part of a larger waste problem in the capital. According to Pasar Jaya, its 153 traditional markets generated daily waste of up to 600 tons, 12 percent of which was plastic bags.
Donasi Barang seeks to prolong the lives of used items and prevent them from being thrown away and dumped in a landfill. The initiative works with a number of partners, both organizations and individuals, to whom it sells or donates the items after repairing them.
“I was shocked when we first came. I couldn’t eat because it blended with the smell of garbage. After three days, I adapted because I felt that it was not easy to get a plate of food," shared one of the participating students.
In homes across the Nepali capital upcycled items, from pots to lamps, crafted from Everest waste products are slowly making their way as authorities and businesses look for fresh ways to tackle the damage caused by decades of commercial mountaineering.
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