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Replacing Single-Use Plastic, One Leaf At A Time: This 20-Year-Old’s Invention Can Help Tackle The Rising Plastic Waste Crisis
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Replacing Single-Use Plastic, One Leaf At A Time: This 20-Year-Old’s Invention Can Help Tackle The Rising Plastic Waste Crisis

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February 20, 2020
Typically, leaves and other bio-material degrade within a few days making these a poor alternative to plastics but the Banana Leaf Technology, invented by 20-year-old Tenith Aaithyaa from Tamil Nadu, enhanceS the physical properties of the leaf and make it last upto three years ...
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Gurugram Teenager Brings Back Barter System, Offers Upcycled And Recycled Products In Exchange Of Dry Waste
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Gurugram Teenager Brings Back Barter System, Offers Upcycled And Recycled Products In Exchange Of Dry Waste

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February 5, 2020
13-year-old Vikramjeet Singh Kanwar, fondly known as Max, founded Max Xchange which allows people to exchange their dry and recyclable waste for upcycled products like home furnishings, stationery, glassware, etc ...
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By Helping Offices, Events To Go Zero Waste, This 34-Year-Old From Mumbai Is Reducing Garbage Load On Landfills
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By Helping Offices, Events To Go Zero Waste, This 34-Year-Old From Mumbai Is Reducing Garbage Load On Landfills

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January 3, 2020
Massive fire at Deonar landfill in Mumbai prompted 34-year-old Divya Ravichandran to try and understand India’s waste crisis and adopt ‘my waste is my responsibility’ mantra and eventually launch Skrap, a sustainability start-up ...
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Students From Ambikapur’s School Are Sending Empty Wrappers To Food Companies, Here’s Why
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Students From Ambikapur’s School Are Sending Empty Wrappers To Food Companies, Here’s Why

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January 3, 2020
Students' initiative also caught the attention of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who lauded their efforts to increase awareness on the hazards of single-use plastics ...
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These Young Students From Gurugram Saved 14,000 Plastic Wrappers From Ending Up In Landfills, Here’s How
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These Young Students From Gurugram Saved 14,000 Plastic Wrappers From Ending Up In Landfills, Here’s How

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December 20, 2019
In a bid to raise awareness about the menace caused by plastic packaging, these young students from a Gurugram school organised a plastic wrapper collection drive ...
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Here’s How A Small District In Chhattisgarh Has Effectively Recycled More Than 3000 Waste Plastic Bottles
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Here’s How A Small District In Chhattisgarh Has Effectively Recycled More Than 3000 Waste Plastic Bottles

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December 10, 2019
Following a plastic-ban in the state, Chhattisgarh’s Ramanujganj district has recycled more than 3000 discarded plastic bottles by using them to plant saplings in the town’s nursery ...
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Durga Puja 2019: At This Unique Pandal In Delhi, Idols Are Made of 220 Kg Of Recycled Items And Decor With 250 Plastic Bottles
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Durga Puja 2019: At This Unique Pandal In Delhi, Idols Are Made of 220 Kg Of Recycled Items And Decor With 250 Discarded Tin Cans

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October 7, 2019
Plastic items, scrap automobile items and cans were used to make this one-of-a-kind Durga Puja pandal in East Delhi's IP Extention ...
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Made Out Of 3,500 Discarded Plastic Bottles, This 41-Year-Old School In Nashik Finally Gets A Functional Girls’ Toilet
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Made Out Of 3,500 Discarded Plastic Bottles, This 41-Year-Old School In Nashik Finally Gets A Functional Girls’ Toilet

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September 18, 2019
Vaitarna Ashramshala school in Nashik, which did not have a functional toilet for their female students and teachers, now has a unique toilet made of discarded plastic bottles and bamboo ...
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Ganesh Chaturthi 2019: 26-year-old Social Entrepreneur From Gujarat Creates Innovative Eco-friendly Ganesha From Waste
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Ganesh Chaturthi 2019: 26-Year-Old Social Entrepreneur From Gujarat Creates Innovative Eco-friendly Ganesha From Waste

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August 28, 2019
26-year-old Binish Desai, known as ‘The Recycle Man’ has innovated eco-friendly Ganesha made out of jewellery waste ...
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Raksha Bandhan 2019: Make The Festival About Protecting The Environment This Year, Opt For Eco-friendly Plantable Rakhis This Year
Delhi Maharashtra Tamil Nadu Waste Warriors Of India

Raksha Bandhan 2019: Make The Festival About Protecting The Environment, Opt For Eco-friendly Plantable Rakhis This Year

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August 10, 2019
This ‘Raksha Bandhan’ make a green choice and sow the seed of love by opting for eco-friendly plantable rakhi as opposed to the traditional ones made from non-biodegradable materials like plastic ...
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Flags That Grow Into Plants, This Independence Day #BeatPlasticPollution With This Nature Friendly Alternative
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Flags That Grow Into Plants, This Independence Day #BeatPlasticPollution With This Nature Friendly Alternative

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August 10, 2019
Make Independence Day 2019 celebrations eco-friendly by avoiding regular plastic flags and switching to green alternative – plantable flags that grow into plants ...
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Rakhis' Made From Cow Dung At This Cow Shelter In Uttar Pradesh
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Rakhis’ Made From Cow Dung At This Cow Shelter In Uttar Pradesh

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August 10, 2019
Shri Krishna Gaushala in Uttar Pradesh's Bijnore which houses more than 117 cows is using cow dung, and eco-friendly colours to produce green rakhis ...
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