Past Drives
Our clean-up and awareness drives across Rishikesh tell a story of consistent, community-powered change.
🟦 Drive 11: Laxman Jhula Police Station
📅 21 June 2025
📦 Total Waste Collected: 576.85 kg
• ♻️ 25.15 kg plastic
• 97 kg clothes (sent for NGO recycling)
• 3 kg sandals
• 🗑️ 451.7 kg mixed waste
🟦 Drive 10: Freedom to Nauka Ghat
📅 6 June 2025
📦 Total Waste Collected: ~387.5 kg
• ♻️ Plastic, bottles
• 🧱 Construction debris scattered along the ghat trail
🟦 Drive 9: Patna Waterfall (Clean-Up + Plantation)
📅 5 June 2025
📦 Total Waste Collected: ~342 kg
• 🍜 Maggi packets
• 🍺 Alcohol cans
• 🌿 10 trees planted with local support
🟦 Drive 8: Ram Jhula to Bhagirathi Dham
📅 4 June 2025
📦 Total Waste Collected: ~487 kg
• ♻️ Plastic, cloth, blankets
• 🏕️ Waste from overnight beach stays and littering
🟦 Drive 7: Gita Bhawan to Ram Jhula
📅 3 June 2025
📦 Total Waste Collected: ~400 kg
• 👕 Mostly clothes left behind by devotees after dips
🟦 Drive 6: Ved Niketan to Parmarth Niketan
📅 2 June 2025
📦 Total Waste Collected: 599.89 kg
• 🧪 Mostly glass waste
• 🗑️ Mixed dumping made segregation difficult
🟦 Drive 5: PhoolChatti Ghat
📅 29 May 2025
📦 Total Waste Collected: 176.12 kg
• ♻️ 46 kg plastic
• 👚 21.18 kg clothes
• 🧪 20 kg glass
• 🔩 16.55 kg metal
• 👞 13.63 kg shoes
• 🥡 2.5 kg disposables
• 🧻 1 kg sanitary items
🟦 Drive 4: Lal Singh Ghat
📅 5 June 2024
📦 Total Waste Collected: 133.6 kg
• ♻️ 40.7 kg plastic
• 🧪 92.9 kg glass
🎵 Coordinated with kirtan gathering on World Environment Day
🟦 Drive 3: Neelkanth
📅 3 June 2024
📦 Total Waste Collected: 118 kg
• ♻️ 78.4 kg plastic
• 🌸 34 kg temple offerings respectfully removed
🟦 Drive 2: Nauka Ghat
📅 26 May 2024
📦 Total Waste Collected: 69.6 kg
• ♻️ 27.35 kg plastic
• 🧪 12.05 kg glass materials
🟦 Drive 1: Freedom Ghat
📅 19 May 2024
📦 Total Waste Collected: 70 kg
• ♻️ 53.5 kg plastic
• 🗑️ 16.5 kg general waste