Good News
This Bhopal café swaps your trash for a meal
Bring plastic, paper or household waste — walk out with food. 45 tonnes recycled so far.
In short
45 tof waste recycled in 8 months
- 45+ tonnes recycled
- 8 months running
- Waste = food
What happened
At Bhopal's Kachra Café, people bring plastic, paper and other household waste and trade it for food, drinks and everyday essentials. Each kilo of waste has a fixed value.
It was started by homemaker Anjita Sabhlok through her NGO, Mannat, with the Bhopal Municipal Corporation.
The impact
More than 45 tonnes of waste have been sent for recycling in eight months.
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