“Mithi river” has lost its definition of being a river. Riverbanks have been a support system of the civilization for centuries. However, looking at the Mithi river today, it doesn’t seem anything like that.

Over the years, Mithi river has become dumping waters for raw sewage, industrial waste as well as municipal waste. Some parts of the river are heavily flooded with organic waste such as cattle rearing waste, sludge and water hyacinth impacting the ecosystem of the river. Sadly, the river has lost most of its ecosystem because of the pollution caused by various sources.

Earth5R team is organisaing clean-up drives on the banks of Mithi river to call the river. The clean-up drives are aimed at preventing the plastic waste lying on the river banks from entering the river. Local community members are also part of the program.

The collected waste is segregated and given to recyclers for recycling.

Earth5R is promoting a model of a circular economy by including the rag picker community into the waste management cycle. The model brings a robust change in the economics around practices of waste management.

Cleam Mithi River program aims at involving the corporates, government, and industries of the region to join hands for building a clean, green and sustainable river catchment area.