The European Union and the Clean up Nepal in the framework of Europe Week 2022 jointly organized the Shivapuri Clean-up Campaign on May 14.
As many as 130 people took part in the clean-up campaign.
The campaign was organized to highlight littering and waste dumping as a harmful practice.
Nona Dreprez, the European Union Ambassador to Nepal, also joined the campaign.
The participants started the campaign from the National Park's gate no. 3-hiking routes, Nagi gumba, Bishnu dwar and Shivapuri peak to collect 153 kg of waste.
The volunteers also sensitized 165 National Park visitors to bring back their waste with them with the slogan “Take memories, leave nothing but footprints”.
The waste audit conducted after the collection showed15 kg of paper box, 23 kg of glass bottles, 40 kg of PET bottles and 75 kg of plastic wrappers collectedfrom the hiking routes.
