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Initiative to save environment by making sand from glass, Udit Singhal of Delhi included in UN list

Udit Singhal founded 'Glass to send' in the year 2019. Glass to Sand is a zero waste system that transforms glass bottles into sand with economic viability.

Udit Singhal,Sustainable Development Goals,United Nations,UN,

Udit Singhal of India possesses a place in the United Nations Green List. Udit Singhal, 18, who lives near Mandi House in Delhi, has been included in the list of 17 people in the '2020 Class of Young Leaders for Sustainable Development Goals'. it's a platform that encourages the work of youth in their efforts to take care of the challenges facing the planet .


Udit Singhal has started a startup converting glass bottles into sand to get rid of the issues facing the environment. On this achievement found in the UN, Udit said that he's very happy to represent India among the other 16 people. As a young leader, he will work actively towards bringing change. At the same time, he hoped that he could inspire people to become better citizens'. Udit said that because of Corona epidemic , he took part in this program online, if things were normal then he would have gone to ny for this program.


'Glass to send' turns glass bottles into sand

Udit Singhal founded Glass to Sand in the year 2019. Glass to send is a zero waste system that transforms glass bottles into sand with economic viability. Udit said that in 2018, he found plenty of empty glass bottles in his house, in research he found that individuals who don't want to take empty bottles due to less demand, more transport expenses and more storage, which led to empty bottles It remains inside the ground and glass bottles take many years to melt.


About five tons of sand made up of eight thousand kg bottles

Seeing the damage done to the environment by the glass , Udit ordered a machine from New Zealand with special permission from the New Zealand high commissioner in India, and with the help of 65 people, he has collected eight thousand kilograms of bottles from all over Delhi. The bottles are converted into about five tonnes of sand. Udit said that this sand is getting used to create a road, which is more valuable than the sand of the river.


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