An Anantapur-based non-governmental organisation, Green Army, is leading an innovative campaign against the use of plasticAn Anantapur-based non-governmental organisation, Green Army, is leading an innovative campaign against single-use plastic cutlery and packaging material by exchanging them with those made out of arecanut leaves.
Creating awareness among owners of mutton, chicken and fish shops, pani puri sellers and vendors, the volunteers, led by organisation founder A.G. Anil Kumar, began their campaign on Sunday.
The volunteers visited at least 15 fast-food stalls and other places on Sunday and Monday and distributed the bio-degradable packing materials and cups among the owners of these stalls. Mr. Anil Kumar told The Hindu that he had brought 35,000 of these cups, plates, and packing materials from Karnataka, where these were being manufactured at a small level.
