waste management

From making flags out of recycled paper to replacing plastic with steel bottles, Kerala is blazing a green trail in India’s largest exercise in democracy!

“Nearly 27.4 million tonnes of waste is produced every single day in Indian cities. This is creating enormous mountains of waste. We wanted to work with that and use it for the greater good,” says the architect who has won over 30 national and international awards! #SustainableHomes #GreenIndia

The urge to do so first emerged during an industrial visit in 2017, when Shashank Nimkar’s class visited Khurja, a major ceramic hub in India.

Able to serve a family for four years, the entire portable structure cost him less than Rs 10,000 and took a few hours to assemble. No wonder he is the talk of his neighbourhood now!

For years, residents in Ambapur dumped garbage near local ponds. However, a three-stage programme implemented by a bunch of youths helped them treat their waste scientifically

Purushothaman from Bengaluru has saved 60,000 litres of water, planted 6,000 trees and prevented 25,000 disposable plastic items from entering the landfill. Read how he took simple steps towards a sustainable lifestyle.

A one-time investment on water conservation project helps CGST Vadodara-II Commissionerate recycle waste water

Gulmeher began operating as a social enterprise with a group of 30 women, mostly waste-pickers, mobilised from the Ghazipur slum. So far, the women have recycled 7,000 kilograms of paper and kept 15 tonnes of discarded flowers out of the landfill.

In fact, oyster mushrooms, one of the lesser-known varieties are rich in nutrients and grow very well with leftover straw.

A realisation of the potential that organic waste handled in this manner holds and a push for the adoption of the same by the Ministry could give quite a fillip to this model.