Waste Management

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.

An online initiative that began in May aimed at clearing Mumbai's Carter Road of trash is gaining momentum as a weekly clean-up drive, and it's calling for local resident's to join in.

The benches made out of recycled cartons now adorn Bombay Port Trust's Sagar Upvan garden in Colaba.

BIO-LUTIONS offers packaging solutions and disposable tableware made of up-cycled agricultural excess, often a hassle for farmers.

By installing a comprehensive waste segregation and management system with the help of NGO Hand in Hand, the Tamil Nadu town has managed to go waste-free in just two years.

Starting with 500 volunteers in 2010, the campaign organised its 8th annual edition last week that saw a participation of around 6000 volunteers and over 130 organisations ranging from IT companies to sports associations.

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

Living in the UK, I never really considered disposal of my food waste to be my personal concern. Moving to Bangalore has not only forced me to challenge this attitude, but also to seek out my own solutions.

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.

Partnering with more than 20 housing societies, 10 schools, and corporate organisations since its inception in 2016, Vital Waste has helped recycle 50 tonnes of waste.