waste management

Willing to make an investment of understanding the full problem, potential solutions, and who can engage with the right people in the organisation to implement solutions is crucial.

Green wave converts almost 300 kg to 400 kg of flowers every week into 100 kg to 150 kg of incense sticks giving livelihood to nearly 50-60 women.

The BBMP is re-installing garbage bins for a whooping budget of over Rs 4 crore

It can treat liquid medical waste, log data and automatically flush water – at one-tenth cost in hospitals

Disturbed that fishermen die at sea every day because they cannot afford safety gear, these boys from a government school in Tamil Nadu designed a cost-efficient life jacket out of waste plastic bottles. The project won the ‘Boldest Idea’ award at the ‘I CAN Awards 2014’ organised by Design for Change.

To encourage younger students to pursue music, besides the conventional STEM subjects, students in Leh made innovative instruments out of waste to share the joy of music. The project won the Grand Prize at the ‘I CAN Awards 2015’ organised by Design for Change.

In light of the declining sparrow population, these DIY birdhouses and feeders created by children from slum areas in Jadavpur area, Kolkata, at Anando Foundation can be a boon to birds. The project made it to the Top 25 stories at the ‘I CAN Awards 2014’ organised by Design for Change.

Prateek had a vision to do his bit to solve the country’s waste management concerns and help farmers too.

To help homeless people who sleep on the roads, students in Bhuj made beds using waste gunny bags stuffed with softened paper and cloth. The project won the ‘Quick Impact’ award at the ‘I CAN Awards 2016’ organised by Design for Change.

With over 500 visitors every day, the Sri Shakti Kalyana Mahaganapati temple in Bengaluru has implemented a tough waste-management system to ensure its zero-waste policy.