Clearing 344KG of plastic & paper waste

Lowe’s India, the global capability centre for the $97-billion US home improvement giant Lowe’s Companies, recently organised a 5km 'Plog Run’ for its employees at Bengaluru’s Nandi Hills. Equipped with gloves and bags, over 100 associates cleared 344kg of plastic and paper waste from the foothills.

The litter consisted of plastic wrappers, cigarette butts, bottles, bottle caps, and other single-use micro plastics – one of the most harmful pollutants threatening human and animal life. The initiative was organised in collaboration with Ramakrishna Ganesh, the founder of Plog. run and co-founder of Carbon NegativeCompany. At the end of the run, associates handed over the waste to the NGO, Hasiru Dala Innovations, who will undertake the recycling of the waste.

Mohith Mohan, VP of human resources, said Lowe’s India’s sustainability initiatives over the years have directly impacted over 10,000 lives. Previous initiatives included planting 100 trees in 2021, an effort that’s now moving on to building Lowe’s Forests with 4,000 trees, including 25% fruit bearing ones. Employees have also helped rejuvenate an 18-acre lake, and donated solar units to government schools.

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