Subhechcha Ganguly 
The widespread usage of plastic items in our daily lives poses a serious danger to the stability of the ecosystem. One non-profit organisation, the Akshar Foundation from Guwahati, is pushing for the recycling of plastic to help bring about balance. The nonprofit, which Parmita Sarma helped co-found, has made history by opening a school in Pamohi, Guwahati, that accepts old plastic products as tuition.
“We aimed to break the cycle of poverty and instill environmental awareness in the next generation from poor areas. According to Parmita Sarma, the founder of Akshar School, education is the only method to accomplish these objectives.Parmita and Mazin Mukhtar have thus far collected and recycled 6,43,600 plastic wrappers from the schoolchildren, as well as roughly 1,200 bottles. Additionally, the school employs a distinctive method of instruction that places pupils in grades based on academic ability rather than age, as is the case in regular schools.
The school also provides vocational training in order to deepen the connections being made in the community. According to Muhktar, an African-American who moved to India in 2013 from New York to work on a school project in Assam where he met Sarma, a Guwahati University social work student, students are taught how to construct solar panels and attend carpentry and electronics classes. The pair founded Akshar in 2016 and raised funds for its construction as well as operating costs from individual donors.
