Cloth bag making machines unveiled in southern India on World Environment Day!
by Komal KashyapLocation Kanchipuram, southern India's Tamil Nadu. Date: 2023-06-05
Cloth bag vending machines have been set up in southern India’s Tamil Nadu in an attempt to make eco-friendly bags available to the public.
The incident took place at Ekambaranathar Temple and the Varadaraja Perumal Temple compounds in Kanchipuram district on June 5.
Visuals showed a coin was inserted into the vending machine, and within moments, a vibrant yellow cloth bag emerged from its depths.
In a noble initiative, cloth bag vending machines have been set up in Tamil Nadu in an attempt to make eco-friendly bags available in public places at affordable prices. The vending machine dispenses a cloth bag on inserting a Rs 10 coin.
Additionally, in collaboration with the Kanchipuram District Administration, the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board is setting up machines to provide yellow bags for Rs 10 rupees in order to create awareness among the public to bring back the use of yellow bags and to stop the use of plastic bags.
To make Kanchipuram a plastic-free district, Cloth bag dispensing machines have been installed in major temples as well. The inaugural ceremony of Manjapai (yellow cloth bag) vending machines was held at the Ekambaranathar Temple and the Varadaraja Perumal Temple compounds in the presence of Kanchipuram District Collector Ma.Arthi and MP K. Selvam.
“It’s called a ‘Manjapai Vending Machine’ because it dispenses a yellow cloth bag (Manjapai) which is usually used at various ceremonies in Tamil Nadu. We need to get away from the idea that we can use something just once and throw it away, it is this convenient habit that is killing the planet,” Arthi said.
