Navjivan Vihar

When Dr Ruby Makhija became RWA secretary, she set out to fix one problem in her Delhi colony. 8 years later, not a single bag of waste has reached the landfill — and the numbers will surprise you.

One of Delhi's first zero-waste colonies, Navjivan Vihar has set an example by its model of waste segregation and composting. Here's how this was achieved.