Keep your dry waste ready: ROKA drive coming soon

ROKA is organising a 12th dry waste collection drive on February 28 and March 1 (open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on both days). For the two-day drive, ROKA is with SPRECO as its recycling partner.

According to a press release, Mangayarkarasi Magalir Mandram in Sastri nagar, Adyar has offered its space for the collection drive without any charges.

The items to be collected are: E-waste; clothes (Usable and unusable; in clean and dry condition only); unbroken glass bottles; toys/ stationery; paper, cardboards and magazines; empty tablet strips; thermocol; metals; footwear; plastic (hard and soft/ MLP plastics). The release notes that for the items to be collected, they need to be clean and dry.

The venues for the collection drive are as follows:

Mangayarkarasi Magalir Mandram, Sastri Nagar, Adyar; Apex Club, Velachery; Public Gym, Sivagamipuram, Thiruvanmiyur; Greater Chennai Corporation park, Dhandayudhapani Nagar, Kotturpuram; Women’s India Association, Greenways Road; and New Prince Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Adambakkam (only on Sunday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.)

Climate action is about conscious consumption and disposal. Those who want to sign up as a volunteer for the drive can call 8667499135.