Ludhiana's Aayaan Aggarwal is not an ordinary 9-year-old. In fact, he's a budding environmentalist who has been actively spearheading an anti-plastic campaign across the city. A student of Class 2 at Sat Pal Mittal School, Aayaan had always nursed an inclination towards science and is endlessly curious about the world around him—a trait that his parents, Karan and Neha Aggarwal, have encouraged. It was during one of his trips to the United States during his school vacation that Aayaan realised this plastic issue. “During the trip, Aayaan saw a picture of a dead whale being flashed on a news channel that had died owing to ingesting different plastic components that remained in its stomach. Given the love he has for marine sciences, the incident left a long-lasting impact on our son, and he understood about the ill-effects that plastic has on all life forms and on our planet—the only one that has life,” quipped in Aayaan’s mother. The young lad along with his father has flagged off a website, Anti-Plastic Crew that discusses the hazards of plastic through the eyes of the 7-year-old. Watch the video to know more.