HealthPhoto: News18Mumbai's 'Plastic Man' Trades Bottles for Hot Meals to Fight Hunger
Shakti Yadav, a Mumbai-based social entrepreneur, runs the 'Buy Food with Plastic' initiative where residents exchange 20 discarded plastic bottles for a hot, nutritious meal. His project addresses plastic pollution and hunger simultaneously while preserving the dignity of those in need. Growing up in Mumbai's slums, Yadav was motivated by the city's monsoon flooding caused by plastic-clogged drains, which worsened health risks.
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