Indian school demands waste plastic as 'fees'

Students must collect bags full of plastic to take to school, as part of a new project to cut waste in the local area. [AFP]

One school in northeast India has taken a novel approach to addressing the scourge of plastic waste by making its collection a condition of free attendance.

Every week the 110 pupils at the Akshar Forum school outside Dispur in Assam state must bring up to 20 items of plastic gathered from their homes and the local area.