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AMC organises Zero Waste to Landfill Rath Yatra

he Ahmedabad in just one day. This effort mitigated This initiative aligns with the
Municipal Corporation more than 300 kilograms of carbon broader goals of Nirmal Gujarat
(AMC), in partnership emissions. and Swachh Bharat, demonstrating
with Colgate-Palmolive The collected waste was carefully a robust collaboration between
Tand Nepra Foundation, sorted and sent for sustainable public and private entities, NGOs,
organised the Zero Waste to disposal, ensuring nothing ended up and the community.
Landfill Rath Yatra during the 147th in landfills.
Rath Yatra festival in Ahmedabad.
Lakhs of people who participate in
the Rath Yatra litter around creating
large amounts of waste in the city.

Over 100 volunteers from
Colgate-Palmolive and Nepra
Foundation actively participated in
cleaning and waste collection during
the Rath Yatra. AMC to ensure this
large-scale event was a zero-waste-
to-landfill event, took initiatives to
collect waste at source. Over 10,000
kilograms of waste, including prasad
disposals, PET bottles, and multi-
layered packaging, were collected

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