Dimapur, Aug. 9 (EMN): The results of The Himalayan Cleanup (THC) 2022 were revealed at an online meeting conducted on the occasion of Zero Waste Himalaya Day on August 8. According to a THC 2022 press release, RP Gurung from Zero Waste Himalaya and IMI member from Sikkim mentioned that The Himalayan Cleanup is an annual event which was undertaken this year across the Indian Himalayan Region between May 26 to the 30th by Integrated Mountain Initiative and Zero Waste Himalaya. During the online meeting, the brand audit revealed that the top 10 companies whose plastics were found polluting and littering the mountainscapes were PepsiCo India, CG Foods India Pvt. Ltd., Perfetti Van Melle, Perfetti Van Melle, ITC, Parle Agro Pvt. Ltd, Hindustan Coca Cola, Nestle, Hindustan Unilever Ltd., Mondelez India Food Pvt. Ltd., and Dabur India Ltd., it stated. It informed that THC is conducted to highlight the waste crisis in the Indian Himalayan Region and advocates for mountain sensitive policies, as well as individual change, and most importantly demand for sustainable products and packaging. “The theme for THC therefore is, ‘Reflect, switch and demand’ to motivate participants to move towards mindful and sustainable lifestyles as well as to...