Archive · 10 Aug 2025
Sikkim Launches 'Ecosculpt' to Recycle Plastic Waste
Sikkim has started a new project called 'Ecosculpt' to help clean up plastic waste.
This project takes old plastic like wrappers and bags and turns them into useful things such as bags and mats.
It's a way to get rid of trash and help people get jobs.
The government is backing this idea to make the community stronger and give young people chances to start their own businesses.
The plastic is cleaned and sorted before being made into new products.
Sikkim launched 'Ecosculpt,' a plastic upcycling initiative to create market-ready items.
The initiative aims to reduce plastic waste and provide livelihood opportunities for locals.
The project, inaugurated by the state minister, currently employs four people from the area.
Ecosculpt transforms discarded plastic waste into items like laptop bags and floor mats.
The government supports the project and encourages entrepreneurship among the youth.
- Who
- The Sikkim government launched the initiative.
- What
- Sikkim launched the 'Ecosculpt' initiative to upcycle plastic waste into useful items.
- When
- The initiative was launched last week.
- Where
- The initiative was launched at Labing, Yuksam-Tashiding constituency, in Gyalshing district, Sikkim.
- Why
- The initiative hopes to reduce plastic waste, provide local livelihood opportunities, and promote entrepreneurship.
- Initiative Name
- 'Ecosculpt'
- Location
- Labing, Sikkim
- Objective
- Plastic waste upcycling and livelihood opportunities
- Key Products
- Laptop bags, grocery carriers, household containers, floor mats
- Inaugurator
- Tshering T Bhutia, Minister of Tourism & Civil Aviation
- Raw Materials
- Discarded plastic waste
- Project Leaders
- Sukbir Prangden Limboo and Laxmi Limboo