Mountain Cleaners
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Mountain Cleaners is a non-profit organization
in India
that aims to enable good waste management systems in India
. The organization enables establishing sustainable waste management systems in mountain camps, trekking routes, pilgrimages and tourist destinations.
It was started by Jodie Underhill in the year 2009.
To provide environmental education and recycling programs in schools and communities and consequently encourage civic pride.
To promote, sell and use environmentally friendly and recycled products.
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
that aims to enable good waste management systems in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. The organization enables establishing sustainable waste management systems in mountain camps, trekking routes, pilgrimages and tourist destinations.
It was started by Jodie Underhill in the year 2009.
History
In 2009, Jodie Underhill traveled to India to volunteer for the Tibetan cause. Appalled by the garbage situation in India, she started organising mass clean ups, which finally led to the organisation being formed in April 2009.Mission
To provide and promote sustainable waste management systems across India and subsequently improve and maintain public spaces.To provide environmental education and recycling programs in schools and communities and consequently encourage civic pride.
To promote, sell and use environmentally friendly and recycled products.