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Gujarat8 years agoRoad To A Plastic Free City: Surat Aims To Produce Diesel Out Of Plastic Waste
In June, the Surat Municipal Corporation installed a plastic waste treatment plant which recycles nearly 5,000 kilos of waste and once the volume is expanded to...
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Waste Management8 years ago
Make Way For The Trash Band: School Students In Ladakh Show The World How To Upcycle Waste Into Musical Instruments
A music band in Ladakh plays music using instruments made from waste items. They call themselves the ‘Trash Band’ and wishes to spread the message of...
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Karnataka8 years ago
After Taking Full Responsibility Of The City’s Civic Problems, Bengaluru’s Civic Body Is Restarting Dysfunctional Waste Management Plants
Bengaluru slipped to 210 from 38 in this year’s Swachh Survekshan due to BBMP contractors’ ineffectiveness in waste management
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Karnataka8 years ago
Recycling Is Passé, This Social Enterprise Is Upcycling Waste Into Ingenious Consumer Products
From plastic waste, ceramic waste to e-waste, social enterprise Rimagined is upcycling every kind of waste and turning them into jewellery, kitchen items, home décor products...
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Maharashtra8 years ago
Mumbaikars Save This Dying Waterfall In Maharashtra, Removes 2.5 Tonnes Of Alcohol Bottles
A group of Mumbaikers and local residents from Ashane village, Karjat began the cleanliness drive in Bhipuri waterfalls and removed tonnes of garbage
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Waste Management8 years ago
Take A Cue! Learn How To Do Waste Management Right From This Tamil Nadu Town
Mahabalipuram with its comprehensive waste segregation and management system has managed to go waste-free in a span of few years. Apart from leading a waste-free lifestyle,...
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News8 years ago
India At 70 #SwachhIconicPlaces: Puri's Jagannath Temple Focusses On Plastic Waste Management
During the 140th Rath Yatra this year in July, Puri turned into a plastic-free zone. Here’s how the local bodies worked together with volunteers to make...
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International Plastic Bag Free Day8 years ago
These Hyderabad Swachh Warriors Aim To Build 100 Bus Shelters Out Of Plastic Bottles In Next 24 Months
Prashant Lingam and his wife Aruna Kappagantula recently constructed a 12x12 feet donation centre with 1,500 PET bottles for the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation
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Innovations8 years ago
A Nation Without Plastic Waste – Dream Of A Young Innovator, Can It Be A Reality?
India generates around 56 lakh tonnes of plastic waste annually. It is a hard task to believe that India can become a zero-plastic-waste country, but, this...
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Swachh Warriors8 years ago
Here’s How Mrs India 2017 Finalist Is Leading The Way In Recycling Hotel Waste
Mrs India finalist Kalpana Thakur, has been recycling waste generated in her hotel in Prini village and has been known as a ‘waste warrior’ as she...
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Independence Day8 years ago
Recycling Plastic In India: Converting Plastic Waste To Fuel, The Unrealised Potential
With proper infrastructure and better awareness, plastic waste in India could be successfully converted to fuel for both industrial and domestic use
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Assam8 years ago
E-Waste In Northeast India: How Assam Is Planning To Fight The Rising Crisis
With nearly 14,000 tonnes of e-waste produced annually, Assam will need to stringent provisions to tackle its e-waste problem
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Features8 years ago
Plastic Waste To Build Roads: Chennai, Pune And Indore Are Trying This Innovative Way To Deal With Plastic
By replacing some proportion of tar with recycled plastic for constructing roads, Chennai, Pune and Indore are trying this simple method to tackle their plastic waste
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Karnataka8 years ago
Yes, It Is Possible To Lead A Zero Waste Lifestyle. Take A Cue From This 26-Year Old Bengaluru Woman
26-year old Sahar Mansoor decided to follow a waste free life in 2015 and since then she has managed to produce only 500 grams of waste...
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Telangana8 years ago
Hyderabad’s Rajendranagar, Has Got 100% Success In Segregating Waste And Ensuring Garbage Collector Is Paid
Rajendranagar in Hyderabad sets a clear example of how planned waste segregation and treatment strategies can lead to proper management of waste
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