Srinagar, Sept. 1 -- Their stories, featured in theWorld Economic Forumdocumentary Invisible Warriors: The Force Behind Vietnam's Plastic Action, showcase how grassroots efforts can transform a national fight against pollution.

"These women are among Vietnam's unsung environmental stewards," says a piece published on the World Economic Forum website. "Behind nearly 90% of all plastic recycled in Vietnam is someone like Ms Nguyen Thi Kenh or Ms Nguyen Thi Lanh, pushing a heavy cart through narrow alleyways, picking through household waste, often without gloves or other protective gear."

The Vietnamese model offers valuable lessons for regions like Jammu and Kashmir, where plastic pollution has become an urgent environmental crisis. As pe...