waste management

Myriam Shanker and Arushi Gupta are working to solve a waste crisis in villages around Bengaluru. Thanks to them, the waste generated from 450 households are carefully segregated, collected and eventually recycled – wasting as little waste as possible!

Jothika K and Divya Sai, from St. Mathew’s Public School, have devised ‘Smart Dustbins’ that alerts concerned authorities with a message every time a bin is full.

She believes the art of recycling is a big boost to the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan and will be effective in saving the environment for the future generations.

Hailing from the village of Lahawarpora on the banks of Wular, Bilal lost his father Mohammad Ramzan when he was in class 6. The responsibility of the family then lay on the shoulders of young Bilal.

City dwellers can reduce their carbon footprint. Deepa, a sustainable lifestyle coach shares some easy to follow tips.

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.