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India generates 7,800 kilotonnes of textile waste annually, much of it from discarded clothes. Here's how to donate responsibly and reduce fashion waste.

India generates over 1.6 million tonnes of e-waste every year, most of which ends up in landfills or with informal recyclers. Here’s a practical guide to help you do your bit — by disposing of your gadgets the right way.

‘Good to Grab’ is fighting climate change by reducing food waste from restaurants. By rescuing surplus meals and offering them at 50% discounts, the startup is saving over 10,000 plates from ending up in landfills.

From overflowing landfills to India's cleanest small city, Ambikapur’s innovative waste management model is a game-changer in sustainability.

Zerocircle is turning seaweed into a dissolvable, low-cost alternative to single-use plastic, paving the way for sustainable packaging solutions.

Indic Initiatives, the brainchild of B G Seetharaman, Vinay Kumar and Rajeeva Deekshit has pioneered an end-to-end machine that recycles difficult-to-process paper waste like paper cups, tetra pak, and tissues.

Milind Shah from Kolkata founded ‘Gauraa’ to address the problem of massive wastage in the FMCG sector by selling dented, near-expiry and slightly damaged products at discounted prices.

Dr Balmukund Paliwal built a two-storey house in Chandrapur, Maharashtra, using recycled plastic waste and preventing 13 tonnes of plastic from reaching landfills. Here's how he did it.

Sunita and Suhas Ramegowda run 'The Good Gift', a startup that is bringing back the age-old practice of making rag dolls based around craft-making. While doing so, they have prevented 8,000 kg of textile waste from entering the landfills and empowered at least 200 tribal women in the Nilgiris.

After realising the amount of plastic waste generated in India, Anish Malpani decided to make the world’s first sunglasses from recycled packets of chips. Watch this video to see how.