Mysore/Mysuru, Aug. 2 -- PET bottle recycling, cloth bag initiatives fizzle out as city drowns in plastic

Launched under the banner 'Reuse for a Better Tomorrow,' the Mysuru City Corporation's (MCC) ambitious PET bottle recycling project promised to transform public participation in plastic waste management through incentives.

But a year after its launch, the project has quietly faded from view, with machines lying idle and no visible expansion.

This lapse comes even as Mysuru recently secured third place in the national Super Swachh City League - a recognition that belies the ground reality of unregulated plastic bottle disposal across the city, particularly PET bottles used for packaged water and soft drinks.

Project never took off...