Last Updated on August 25, 2021 at 7:22 pm
Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) has been conferred ‘Earth Day Network Star Municipal Leadership Award’ by Earth Day Network India.
The award has been conferred on JMC in recognition of its initiative of establishing first-of-its-kind Material Recovery Facility in Jammu for the processing and disposal of single use plastics.
Earth Day Network India is an environmental organization working to help restore earth with initiatives that focus on ways to re-grow green cover, rejuvenate aquifers, restore soil, refresh air, reduce and mange waste, encourage a switch-over to clean and green energies and build environmental stewardship among youth.
The award jury in a statement said that the setting up of Material Recovery Facility at Bandhu Rakh, Jammu is an excellent initiative by JMC for managing single use plastic as well as its disposal.
