New Delhi, 4th May 2017: PET Packaging Association for Clean Environment (PACE), an industry body committed towards promoting the benefits of PET packaging for a safe and clean environment, congratulates the winners of the Swachh Survekshan 2017.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr Vimal Kedia, President, PACE, said, “The Swachh Sarvekshan Awards 2017 demonstrates continued progress that India has been making in make its cities cleaner. The PET Packaging industry commends the efforts of the Government of India in catalysing a movement for cleaner cities through initiatives like Swachh Bharat Mission and the Swachh Sarvekshan Awards. An increased weightage to citizen feedback for evaluating the winning cities is laudable.”
“At PACE, we believe that a culture of waste segregation and recycling are fundamental steps towards cleaner and environment friendly cities while providing livelihood opportunities to people working in the recycling value chain. Being 100% recyclable and already the most recycled packaging material in India, PET as a material lends itself very well to the Swachh Saravekshan Awards evaluation parameters such as waste collection, sweeping and transportation, municipal solid waste processing and disposal and education and behavior change. At PACE we are delighted to contribute towards continued education of citizens to foster a culture of waste segregation and recycling of PET.” added Mr. Kedia.
The primary aim of PACE is to foster and support the adoption of a voluntary code of conduct relating to the manufacturing, packaging, recycling using distribution and sale of PET packaging in India. To this end, PACE partners with PET manufacturers, bottlers, processors, and recyclers across India to work towards a cleaner environment.
