Individuals who collect and hand over 1kg of plastic waste, will be given 10kg of parboiled rice as a gift. Meanwhile, those who collect 500g of plastic waste will be given 5kg of parboiled rice.

It had announced providing 1 kg rice for those bringing up to 500 gm plastic waste, 5 kg rice for those bringing up to 1 kg waste and 10 kg rice for those brining more than 1 kg plastic waste.

“For 1 kg of FRK, 100 kg custom milled rice will be added,” he said. “A misconception is being aired claiming the fortified rice to be plastic rice. In Andhra Pradesh alone, fortified rice ...

Each household deposited 6-30 kg of plastic wastes and received their daily essentials as per the required units of exchange – 1 kg plastic for 1 kg rice, 2 kg plastic for 1 kg lentils, and as such.