Celebrating Ecological Stewardship

The ‘Himalayas to Sea, Plastic Free’ project traveled across the Himalayan regions of India and Nepal in 2021-22, researching plastic pollution impacts in the region and crafting first-person narratives through film that highlight community-led plastic reduction initiatives. The vision for this project is to support the various creative, passionate, ‘start from where you are solutions’ to plastic waste challenges. In addition to the many challenges of plastic and waste disposal in all developing areas, the remoteness and inaccessibility in the Himalayan region poses unique challenges, including lack of roads; lack of materials recovery infrastructure; lack of recycling infrastructure; vast distances to recover material from on foot; fragile ecosystem considerations; cultural considerations; and more. Yet, as you’ll learn in the stories to follow, even in remote parts of the Himalayas, people care about the environment and are working on local solutions to end pollution. You’re invited along on our journey in India and Nepal, to meet the Himalayan pollution reduction champions, and watch short films on these local, inspiring solutions to address the plastic crisis.