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Thimphu’s food scraps pile up while plastic steals the spotlight

ཟླ་༡༠ 25, 2024 3 mins read
Thimphu’s food scraps pile up while plastic steals the spotlight

Nearly half of Bhutan’s waste consists of food scraps, a staggering statistic that highlights a critical environmental challenge. With inadequate management of this wet waste, a significant portion ends up in landfills, exacerbating environmental degradation.

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