Zero Waste Himalaya Alliance

Zero Waste Himalaya Alliance : Recently, a report by the Zero Waste Himalaya Alliance raised alarm over the growing scale of plastic pollution threatening the fragile Himalayan ecosystem.

o Key Findings: The audit revealed that food and beverage packaging alone makes up over 84% of plastic litter collected across the Himalayas.

o Nearly 70% of all plastics collected were non-recyclable, with no market value, making them practically invisible to existing waste management systems.

o Sikkim recorded the highest volume of trash, followed by Darjeeling (West Bengal), Ladakh, Nagaland, and Uttarakhand (THC2024).

• About Zero Waste Himalaya Alliance: A collective of civil society organisations and individuals dedicated to tackling plastic pollution and advancing sustainable waste management across the Indian Himalayan region.

o It was initiated by: Zero Waste Himalaya, based in Gangtok, Sikkim and  Integrated Mountain Initiative, based in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.

o The alliance also lead The Himalayan Cleanup (THC) campaign.