Archive · 26 Sep 2025
Mumbai Turns Plastic Waste into Public Amenities
Mumbai is tackling plastic waste by turning it into useful things!
Companies like L&T and Project Mumbai are working together.
They collect plastic waste and recycle it into benches, tiles, and more.
These items are then put in parks and public spaces.
This helps keep the city clean and shows kids how waste can be turned into something cool.
The project also encourages people to recycle their plastic.
Over 500 tonnes of plastic have been recycled so far!
L&T and Project Mumbai launched The Mumbai Plastic Recyclothon (TMPR) to combat plastic pollution.
Over 500 tonnes of plastic waste have been recycled into public amenities.
Recycled items include benches, school desks, and pathways.
The initiative involves citizens in the process of collecting and segregating plastic.
Awareness sessions in schools help educate children about recycling.
- Who
- L&T, Project Mumbai, citizens of Mumbai
- What
- Recycling plastic waste into public amenities like benches and tiles.
- When
- Initiative launched in 2020
- Where
- Mumbai, India
- Why
- To curb plastic pollution and give waste a new purpose.
- Initiative Name
- The Mumbai Plastic Recyclothon (TMPR)
- Organizations Involved
- L&T, Project Mumbai
- Plastic Waste Recycled
- Over 500 tonnes
- Items Created
- Benches, desks, dustbins, flowerpots, pathways
- Locations
- BKC, Byculla Zoo, Mumbai gardens, public spaces
- Citizen Engagement
- Over 1 lakh families in FY2024-25