Trekkers And Villagers Come Together To Bring Down 1,807 Kgs From Roopkund

The end of a season for a trek includes a host of things. Winding up campsites, bringing down equipment, getting updates from slope managers, tallying accounts. Most importantly, end of season means aggregation and segregation of waste.

After some intense segregation sessions, we have managed to segregate and safely dispose 1,807.1 grams of aggregated waste this Roopkund trek season! This is not including the waste we upcycled.

Waste was collected from our trekking trails, campsites, villages and the Lohajung market. Apart from upcycling, we sent recyclables to the kabadiwala. Thus, we reduced the amount of landfill waste.

The waste that was not used was sent to Waste Warriors for further segregation and use in road-making. Out of 1,807 kilograms of waste we sent down, 17 kilograms of hard plastic waste was sent in for recycling.

Parallely, things have been picking up marvelously at the village. At the Lohajung market, waste management is turning into a full fledged system. Locals are more conscious of how they dispose their waste.  

The more you upcycle, the cozier it gets

The Green Trails station at the Roopkund base camp has undergone a lot of transformation. It is our work space, where we turn ideas into reality and put learnings to action. So it is not surprising that we ensure it is as comfortable as possible.

When I first visited Roopkund, it was a modest, functional space where we upcycled waste. Our team just me sent photos of the station and it makes me want to go back! The best part?

The upcycled items are what make it cozy. Be sure to visit our Green Trails station if you go for the Roopkund or Brahmatal treks.

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