Recycler Saathi with the support of the Coca-Cola Foundation successfully conducted a one-day ‘know your plastics workshop’ with over 35 students of Volunteer for Change (VFC) Chitwan cohort.
The main objective of the workshop was to make them understand the Resin Identification Code (RIC), the identification of the seven different kinds of plastics namely PET, HDPE, PVC, LDPE, PP, PS, and others based on the code, its physical features, and properties.
The workshop also covered the history of plastics and global recycling trends. Along with that the youths also identified different types of plastics that are there in their vicinities. The workshop ended with a roundtable discussion amongst youths and an interactive quiz.