Bamboo replaces plastic waste bins

Mokokchung observes Plastic Bag Free Day

Morung Express News
Mokokchung | June 3  

The Clean Mokokchung Campaign distributed bamboo made waste bins in commemoration of International Plastic Bag Free Day on July 3. The second phase of distribution of waste bins was held at Jubilee Memorial College, Clark Theological College and Nagaland Bible College.  

Short talks were given and interaction sessions were held at the respective colleges by members of Clean Mokokchung Campaign namely, Temsutoshi Longkumer, Moasunep and Limaonen Imchen.  

The speakers stressed on the disadvantages of plastic and how it is effecting the environment and encouraged the people to be a little more conscious about their actions and share the awareness.  

Temsutoshi Longkumer in his talk quoted “If you want change we need to be the change and it starts with the change in our mentality” and further said that Nagas need to get rid of the spitting habit anywhere they feel like after chewing tobacco or other related substances and also its plastic wrappers.  

While Interacting with the CTC Student Leaders and Faculty, the College assured their support towards Clean Mokokchung Campaign and said that Clark Theological College been declared as a free Plastic zone.  

As a concluding note, the Clean Mokokchung Campaign added that Clean Mokokchung Campaign cannot end the problem of plastic but it can help in a small way to end the problem.