A few cartons were used as makeshift dustbins which eventually overflowed, forcing school children to throw garbage on the grounds. Around one million plastic drinking bottles are purchased every minute across the globe, according to the United Nations."Surprisingly, there was no arrangement of dustbins for disposing off water bottles and other trash at such an important event even when the Prime Minister had been stressing on cleanliness and hygiene," said Namita Srivastava, a teacher who accompanied students for the event.Minutes after the event ended, heaps of plastic water bottles could be seen in various enclosures where children and the public were seated, indicating a lack of arrangement for garbage disposal at the 17th-century Mughal monument.A few cartons were used as makeshift dustbins which eventually overflowed, forcing school children to throw garbage on the grounds.India generates about 25,940 tons of plastic and more than 97,000 tons of solid waste per day, according to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. The students were distributed refreshments, including bananas and wafers, after the programme and in the absence of trash bins, they disposed them off at the spot. (Photo: Twitter | ANI) New Delhi: A number of plastic water bottles and banana peels lay scattered on the grounds of the Red Fort after Prime Minister Narendra Modi&wholesale pvc flooring suppliers39;s Independence Day address, despite the government's emphasis on the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.The government had resolved to eliminate single-use plastic from India by 2022 to deal with plastic pollution. I simply fail to understand why they did not make some arrangement for disposal of trash," said another teacher, Rashmi # Guha. Minutes after the event ended, heaps of plastic water bottles could be seen in various enclosures at Red Fort.At an event organised to mark World Environment Day, India reaffirmed its commitment to defeat plastic pollution.."The entire area looked like a dump yard