Nepalgunj/On the occasion of World Environment Day, June 5, 2025, a large-scale community clean-up campaign was organized in Nepalgunj.
The event was conducted under the Green Nepalgunj: Community Waste Transformation Project, which is funded by The Coca-Cola Foundation. It was organized by BAS Nepal, with technical support from CLEAN UP NEPAL (Swachha Safa Nepal) and in collaboration with Nepalgunj Sub-Metropolitan City. The campaign took place in Maniharan Tole, Ward No. 2 of Nepalgunj Sub-Metropolitan City.
According to Man Bhandari, Program Coordinator at BAS Nepal, the campaign aimed to promote the classification of community-generated waste, reuse of recyclable materials, and proper management of non-reusable waste, thereby contributing to cleaner villages, neighborhoods, and cities.
Participants included officials, staff, and volunteers from BAS Nepal, Nepal Police, Armed Police Force, sanitation workers from Nepalgunj Sub-Metropolitan City, members of the local Community Police Service Center, representatives of Ward No. 2, and local residents. Shiv Kumar Verma, Central Chairperson of BAS Nepal, welcomed all the dignitaries involved in the campaign, while Manoj Kumar Shrestha, Chairperson of Ward No. 2, inaugurated the clean-up drive.
A total of 45 participants took part in the campaign, out of which 13 are Female, which resulted in the collection of 257.35 kilograms of waste, including:
2.3 kg of plastic bottles, 63.44 kg of plastic bags and polythene, 28.3 kg of glass shards and bottles,
13.85 kg of paper materials, 149.73 kg of mixed waste.
The waste was sorted, and the recyclable portion was safely stored by BAS Nepal for further processing, while non-recyclable waste was handed over to the waste management center of Nepalgunj Sub-Metropolitan City, according to BAS Nepal Program Officer Rabindra Bohara.
Rabindra Bohara also explained that the primary objective of the initiative was waste management and cleanliness. Meanwhile, Susan Shrestha, Communication Officer of CLEAN UP NEPAL (Swachha Safa Nepal), provided technical details on waste classification.
