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Policy & Training

Plastic Policy Workshop, Bhubaneswar

W.A.V.E. facilitates a capacity-building session for enforcement officials on single-use plastic regulations.

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Policy

Plastic Elimination

Statewide Enforcement Training — Single-Use Plastics

Joint initiative with OSPCB, Housing & Urban Development Dept., BMC and All ULBs to train enforcement teams on identifying banned SUPs and certified compostables.

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Plastics

Policy & Training

Multi-Stakeholder Training Session, Odisha

A packed auditorium of ULB officials, NGO partners, and community representatives receiving training on plastic waste management frameworks.

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Policy

Speaker at podium with online participants

Policy & Training

Hybrid Policy Briefing — Ministry Officials

W.A.V.E. conducts a hybrid briefing combining in-person and online participation from state and central ministry stakeholders on SUP compliance roadmaps.

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Policy

Paribartan campaign at Belagachhia school

Community Action

"Paribartan" Campaign — Belagachhia High School

W.A.V.E.'s "Paribartan" (Change) public awareness campaign on single-use plastic alternatives reaches students and teachers at Belagachhia High School, Cuttack — Feb 24, 2026.

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Community

Plastic Elimination

Market Enforcement Drive — Damana, Bhubaneswar

Team Shine BMC and W.A.V.E. field officers conduct joint inspections at local stores under the Single-Use Plastic Free Market initiative, educating vendors on compliant alternatives.

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Plastics

Paribartan campaign at plastic-free market

Plastic Elimination

Single-Use Plastic Free Market Launch — Bhubaneswar

W.A.V.E.'s "Paribartan" campaign team and Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation volunteers launch the plastic-free market initiative under the Swachh Survekshan programme.

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Plastics

Plastic Elimination

G-DCM Quick Test Kit Distribution

Field enforcement officers receive G-DCM Quick Test Kits — tools that enable on-spot identification of banned plastic vs. certified compostable materials during market inspections.

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Plastics

Community Action

Participant Registration — Sustainable Transitions Seminar

Students and industry participants registering at W.A.V.E.'s Sustainable Transitions seminar — reflecting strong grassroots interest in environmentally-led industry reform.

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Community

Policy & Training

Guest Felicitation — W.A.V.E. Programme Inauguration

W.A.V.E. Foundation team welcomes dignitaries at the inauguration of the Sustainable Transitions seminar, marking the formal launch of the industry-academia-startup collaboration programme.

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Policy

Policy & Training

"Sustainable Transitions" Seminar — CIPET, Bhubaneswar

W.A.V.E. co-organises the flagship "Sustainable Transitions" seminar on enabling industry through innovation, materials, and mindset — bringing together policymakers, industry leaders and startups at CTEF INNOVEX, CIPET.

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Policy

Community Action

Student Cohort — Sustainable Transitions, CIPET

Over 35 students from environmental science and management programmes join faculty and industry mentors at the Sustainable Transitions event — the next generation of sustainability changemakers.

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Community

Community Action

Night Community Consultation — Market Area Development

W.A.V.E. field team conducts a late-evening community meeting with local market vendors and residents to co-design the plastic-free market transition plan at the grassroots level.

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Community

Community Action

School Awareness Session — Plastic Alternatives Education

A W.A.V.E. educator delivers an interactive session for school students on the impact of single-use plastics and practical everyday alternatives — planting the seed for the next generation of environmental advocates.

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Community

Media Coverage

The Prameya — Plastic-Free Market Coverage, Mar 2026

Odisha's leading Odia-language daily, The Prameya, covers W.A.V.E. Foundation's plastic-free market initiative and the IEC (Information, Education & Communication) programme launched in Bhubaneswar — March 24, 2026.

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Media

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