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Food Processing News Today
Nestlé India strengthens its pledge to India's hill stations through project Hilldaari

head of World Earth collaborative, community- "The hills are among one of ahead, Project Hilldaari will — one that uplifts waste
Day, Nestlé India driven approach covering the most ecologically fragile continue to drive awareness, workers, empowers citizens,
Ar e i t e r a t e d i t s 12,900 households, 2,000 ecosystems. Five years ago, systemic improvement and and builds resilient urban
commitment to the planet by commercial properties, and we embarked upon an dignity among the waste ecosystems. Our focus has
bolstering Project Hilldaari in serving an annual tourist important journey with workers in India's solid waste been on bringing about a
the quaint cities of Palampur footfall of approximately 8 Project Hilldaari to bring management landscape''. behavioural change at the
and Dalhousie in Himachal lakhs. Project Hilldaari has grassroots. As we approach
Pradesh. Project Hilldaari is a achieved an impressive 82% World Earth Day, we remain
Nestlé India initiative in waste segregation rate and committed to strengthening
partnership with PLAN 85% collection coverage in these partnerships and
Foundation and technical the city. The Project has also building more inclusive and
partner Recity India Pvt Ltd. engaged 155 waste workers, circular waste management
Over the last five years, w h o h ave u n d e rgo n e models across India.”
p ro j e c t H i l l d a a r i h a s capacity-building training Over the last 5 years, Project
successfully developed sessions. Hilldaari has successfully
inclusive and resilient models Since its inception in June diverted approximately
for waste management in 2020 in Dalhousie, Project 47,000 MT of waste from
select tourist cities of India. Hilldaari has diverted more landfill through source
The project is currently than 1,219 MT of waste from segregation.
operational in Ponda, landfills in the city. The The Project has been
Mussoorie, Mahabaleshwar, Project has achieved a about positive change Ms. Neha Sasikumar, Director, successful in achieving around
M u n n a r, D a r j e e l i n g , remarkable 82% waste through collective action and PLAN Foundation said, “At 81% of source segregation
D a l h o u s i e , Pa l a m p u r, segregation rate while adopting sustainable waste PLAN Foundation, we believe across 64,000 residential and
Panchgani and Junagarh. engaging with 20 waste m a n a g e m e n t m o d e l s . that sustainable change is only commercial waste collection
Launched in October 2023, workers in the city. Through a multi-stakeholder possible when communities, points across all locations. The
Palampur has been a striking Commenting on the occasion, approach, the project has institutions, and individuals Project has also helped
example of the positive Mr. Suresh Narayanan, grown from strength to come together with a shared professionalize almost 1,650
transformation in waste Chairman and Managing strength, transforming our purpose. Project Hilldaari is a waste workers across these
management through a Director, Nestlé India said, vision into reality. As we move powerful example of this spirit nine locations.

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