Eco-Friendly Eating: Unique Initiative Offers Free Meals In Lieu Of Plastic Waste Eco-Friendly Eating: Unique Initiative Offers Free Meals In Lieu Of Plastic Waste In a unique initiative, the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has inaugurated 23 'garbage cafes' across the city. Edited by Aditi Ahuja (with inputs from PTI) Updated: February 01, 2021 15:40 IST Highlights It involves exchanging plastic waste for free meals The SDMC has inaugurated 23 more such cafes 'Garbage cafe' is a concept which has gained momentum across the country in the past year. Several municipalities in Gujarat and Chhatisgarh have begun implementing this idea of exchanging plastic waste for free meals. In February 2020, we saw the opening of Delhi's first Garbage cafe in Dwarka's Vardhman mall. And now, South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has taken the movement a step forward. The corporation has inaugurated 23 new Garbage cafes across the city in a bid to reduce the plastic waste, and maintain effective treatment of it. The campaign was launched on 23rd January 2021 in Delhi's Najafgarh zone.