waste

Sharun Arora leads Chennai Super Klean, a team that started with local clean-ups and now represents India at the Spogomi World Cup. Through strategy, teamwork, and purpose, they show how environmental action can become a powerful and competitive movement on the global stage.

From e-waste to compostable scraps, this simple, no-jargon guide helps you understand your trash, sort it better, and support a cleaner India.

From streetlights powered by food waste to jewellery made from newspapers, these 4 NGO’s in Tamil Nadu are upcycling discarded materials into tools for change.

At Sonika Bhasin’s Mumbai home, sustainability is second nature. From composting kitchen scraps and switching to bioenzymes to cutting out disposables, her family’s everyday choices over the last five years are nurturing a greener, cleaner future. And it’s easier than you think!

Janaki Viswam, a 92-year-old resident of Chennai, spends her time making various products like table mats, toaster covers and pouches from plastic bags and waste.

Doodlage founded by Kriti Tula is a Delhi based design house that uses discarded waste cloth from factories to create her unique items of sustainable fashion line.

Ripu Daman Bevli in Delhi discovered a new trend of picking up trash on the wayside on his morning runs. He has since been named India's Plogging Ambassador and envisions making India litter-free.

IAS officer Lakshmi Priya M S in Assam details how he built a community toilet made using more than 8000 plastic bottles.

Sameera Jalan, a 16-year-old from Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh, founded PinThread, an initiative that teaches rural women and children of domestic help how to convert waste fabric into useful items like laptop covers, pencil cases and more.

Tanay Jain (15), a class 10 student from Kolkata started Katran Foundation that upcycles waste fabric from textile factories, provides employment to karigars, and donates clothes to underprivileged children.