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He is only 11 years old but on a life mission to create awareness about recycling and spread word on scary facts of paper waste.
"In last 12 months, I have collected 2,000kg of paper waste for recycling with my door-to-door campaign. This helps to save trees," Siddarth Pai, Grade 7 student of Abu Dhabi Indian School, said.
"Collecting paper waste is part of my life now. Such simple actions can make a big difference. Last year, I became a member of the Dubai-based Emirates Environmental Group (EEG)," he said.
As part of the Emirates Environmental Group's 'One Root One Communitree' project, Siddarth had collected 1,000kg of paper waste in April.
"I went on a door-to-door campaign. When I reached my target, EEG team members came and took the paper waste for recycling. And as a reward, by year-end, I will get to plant two trees in my name."
Also, under the 'Green Call Project', he collected some 30 old mobile phones for recycling.
Now, he is working on 'Neighbourhood Recycling Project', where he distributes self-made pamphlets to people and aims to collect 500kg of paper waste by July 10.
"I made my pamphlet and it is approved by the EEG. The flier carries their logo too. The pamphlet has my contact details. So people can call me and I will collect paper waste and other things for recycling from them. I also distribute self-made bookmarks with eco-friendly messages. I have so far collected 350kg of paper waste," the schoolboy said.
Earlier this year, he had started his own campaign - 'Reduce, Reuse, Recycle - Save Earth' - to create awareness about the importance of recycling and saving the environment.
"I posted video messages on various community pages on Facebook. I circulated messages on various WhatsApp groups on significance of dropping plastic cans and paper in recycle bins. We can use coconut shell as plant pots. Also we need to plant trees and have distributed seeds to friends and family members," he said.
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