RRR (Reduce, Recuse, Recycle) centres set up in the city received 1,910 kg of used clothes and 533 kg of used plastic between May 15 and June 5. This was a drive carried out by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) under the ‘My Life, My Clean City’ programme.
Besides these materials, 49 centres ran in collaboration with seven resource organisations including Hasiru Dala, Samarthanam and Swachh received 468 pairs of footwear and 3,273 books.
This initiative was part of the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs’ implementation of a nationwide cleanliness programme under the Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) 2.0.
