Tetra Pak donates desks made of recycled beverage cartons to City of Los Angeles School

Mr Kazi Irfan, Asst. Engineer, Solid Waste Management, G North Ward chaired the ceremony

The company will donate ten sets of classroom furniture to City of Los Angeles School, Mahim West

Pune (P&V News Service): City of Los Angeles School (Matunga), a school supported by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, was gifted a special set of classroom furniture made entirely from recycled beverage cartons. The desks were donated as part of the ‘Go Green with Tetra Pak’ program that has been running in Mumbai since 2010. The donation ceremony was chaired by Mr. Kazi Irfan, Asst. Engineer, Solid Waste Management, G North Ward.
Since inception, the Go Green with Tetra Pak has collected close to ninety lakh cartons
since, recycled into various products. Launched by Tetra Pak, in collaboration with RUR
Greenlife, Sahakari Bhandar and Reliance Fresh this program has donated over 350 desks
and one lakh other recycled products like notebooks, exam pads, garden benches and more
to the community over the years.
The donation to City of Los Angeles school is one of many such donations. The used cartons
were collected by individuals and institutions across Mumbai, with the highest collections
coming from a variety of communities like We Work Management Pvt Ltd, Hotel Marine
Plaza, Lunar Foundation, St. Andrew’s Church and Mahim Group of Societies.
Supporting the initiative, Mr. Kazi Irfan, Asst. Engineer Solid Waste Management G North
Ward highlighted, “I am delighted to be a part of this special event that highlights how
communities can support each other. The Go Green with Tetra Pak program is a wonderful
showcase of how one small act of recycling used beverage cartons can positively impact the
lives of hundreds of students, while also helping save the planet. I urge all Mumbaikars to
adopt waste segregation & recycling to help reduce waste and convert it into wealth. The
time to act is now.”
The recycled desks not only spread awareness around the power of recycling, but also
reminds these young students of the need to adopt sustainable solutions as they grow up.
Present at the event, Vinay Adhye, Business Head, Sahakari Bhandar added, “When
Tetra Pak, Sahakari Bhandar & RUR Greenlife started the program in 2010 we had never
imagined the overwhelming support that we would receive from Mumbaikars from all walks of life. The program has grown tremendously over the years, and we hope that we will be able to donate many more desks in the years to come.”

“Tetra Pak cartons are paper-based & recyclable. So, when consumers choose carton
packaging, they are already making a positive choice. And when they segregate used
cartons from wet and hazardous waste, they ensure that waste pickers earn an additional
livelihood, and the used cartons get recycled into many useful items like benches, desks,
roofing sheets and more. All we need is for citizens to make the right choice,” adds Nirjhara
Rastogi, Communications Director, Tetra Pak South Asia.