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Managing our mess: A real test of commitment?

ཟླ་༦ 09, 2025 2 mins read
Managing our mess: A real test of commitment?

Waste has always been Bhutan’s quiet embarrassment—a problem we have seen, smelled, and stepped around, yet never truly confronted. In towns like Phuentsholing, where trade and population converge, the burden is now too big to ignore. For once, we seem to be doing more than just talk.

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