waste management

In 2017, the society exported surplus solar-produced electricity to a power distributing company and saved a whopping Rs 2.6 lakh. Not only that, it also converts 900 Kgs of waste into compost every month!

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“We rarely get money from marathon organisers and municipal corporations. But it is nothing that we cannot tackle,” says the inspiring man. #Respect #RealLifeHero

From converting polluting soot into ink to saving water bodies and landfills from toxic waste, these inspiring individuals are changing lives for good. #Respect #RealLifeHeroes

Hyderabadis, listen up! Want to earn from your household scrap while helping the environment? This startup not only offers a free pick-up service, it also uses a part of the profits to educate underprivileged kids.

The sustainable school also has a ‘rolly polly’ to convert waste into manure and a farm-cum-forest where each student gets to pluck vegetables. Furthermore, the school canteens have replaced all plastic cutlery with steel. India totally needs more schools like this!

Upcycling waste bottles sounds good? Well, the college is doing more than that. The students are now growing 25 different vegetables in waste cement bags, broken buckets and tin cans!

The first step was to encourage and train community members to segregate their waste into different categories such as dry, wet, and electronic waste.

If you look carefully in your home or work place, you will never run short of repurposing the products. In fact, the idea of upcycling did not appeal to me as a kid until my grandmother upcycled sarees and bed sheets into a magnificent velvet quilt! #LiveGreen #Upcycle

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