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FOUNDER/ PROJECT LEAD

Mr. Rishi Aggarwal

PARTNERS/SPONSORS

Mr. Rishi Aggarwal

PROJECT LOCATION

Mumbai & NCR (What to add in location description) – Mumbai the capital city of the state of Maharashtra and the most populous city in India and eighth most populous city in the world has a population of about 2 crores living under its roof. It is located on the western coasts of India and thus is also home of many beautiful beaches which are a famous among the tourists as well as the locals of the city. The city being this populated and a sought-after destination for people seeking employment and tourists has to manage the waste generated by this population as well. A research showed that one of the coastline of Mumbai of Versova Beach which is about 10 km generates a 100 tonnes of trash in a year which includes mostly plastic waste such as plastic bottles, wrappers, cement bags, fishing nets etc.

PROJECT GOAL

To fight single use plastic pollution by working with Multi-Laminated Packaging (MLP) waste only, which is one of the largest types of plastic waste being generated and has poor disposal procedures. 

PROJECT INTRODUCTION

Safai Bank of India is a project by Mumbai Sustainability Centre, a  non-profit company registered under Section 8 of the Companies Act 2013. Waste management in the urban environment is a focus area of the project. Safai Bank of India is an exciting platform for making citizens of the country especially the one located in urban areas committed towards a cleaner India. It is a simple and effective mechanism to divert millions of waste items from reaching city dumping grounds. The platform is currently working with Multi-Laminated Packaging (MLP) waste only, which is one of the largest types of plastic waste being generated and having poor disposal procedures. Safai Bank mimics the working of a regular Bank. Where you deposit MLP instead of money. There is a Branch, there are Account Holders and there are Branch Coordinators.

Rewards and Appreciation:

Rewards and appreciation are a key feature of the system and linked to the amount of waste collected at the individual, branch, and city level. The best performers in each category will be provided with attractive certificates and other rewards we will tie up with sponsors.

SAFAI BANK: MATERIAL FLOW OF DAILY USE MLP WASTE