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“I was 9 when I got interested in waste management, thanks to a community service project that I took up in school. While the project got over, my interest remained, and I have continued to find solutions to the growing plastic problem.”

Did you know that the amount of plastic packaging thrown away every single year is enough in length to circle the globe four times over? #Startups #PlasticFreeIndia

From using bioenzymes to clean the steel cutlery to composting the banana leaves used to serve meals, Jayashree and Abhinav have proved that big fat Indian weddings can be fun and responsible at the same time!

Now, crush plastic bottles at railway stations to recharge your phone. Pay for a meal with a bag of plastic waste. And fund your schooling by fighting pollution!

“Did you know that the conventional red clay bricks can be the cause of soil erosion? Our Wricks can help solve it. If we happen to sell 10 lakh of those, it will be able to recycle 2,50,000 kg of waste materials!”

Having great hair needn’t harm the planet. This sustainable salon is going all out to make sure that getting a makeover doesn’t cost the Earth! #LiveGreen

Mohanta says that he also often goes to schools to talk to the students about reusing plastic bottles. He says, “I tell them that plastic takes forever to decompose and dumping it is of no use, so we should reuse them.”

While building an organic store in Ahmedabad, Snehal and Bhadri Suthar used a cow dung and hay mix as the main construction material. The flooring was recycled wood and the lighting was eco-friendly LEDs!

Founder Megha wanted to make sustainable fashion more available, accessible and affordable. So she launched a footwear range that’s made completely of upcycled waste, from the straps to the sole! #LiveGreen #SlowFashion

You don't have to pass on that T-shirt with a hole or those jeans that have lost its colour. Don't throw them away either. We have rounded up some easy hacks to turn them into something just as lovely as the clothes you bought! #LiveGreen #Lifestyle