“The café, which opened in October 2019 in the small city of Ambikapur, India, comes at a time when India still generates 57,320,188 pounds of plastic waste every day, according to government data. The waste is often dumped in streets, drains and landfills.”
“Zeeshan Khan, an environmentalist and founder of the Garbage Café, talked with The World’s host Marco Werman about the origin of the idea and the reasons why it matters now in India.”
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