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One Man's Trash Is Another Man's Treasure, Says The 'Plastic Man' Of India

Published On: October 2, 2017 | Duration: 6 min, 26 sec

India's plastic man Professor Rajagopalan Vasudevan joined the #SwachhIndia Cleanathon. Prof. Vasudevan firmly believes that one person's waste is another person's treasure. The Madurai resident has...

A Look At India's Zero Waste Model Cities - Alleppey And Mysore

Published On: October 2, 2017 | Duration: 3 min, 08 sec

Waste management is a huge challenge as well as a crisis for our country. Some cities have managed to put in successful waste management systems. The...

Bengaluru's Faceless Warriors 'The Ugly Indians' Are On A Clean Mission

Published On: October 2, 2017 | Duration: 8 min, 28 sec

Residents of Bengaluru have come out in big numbers to clean up their metro stations. A daily commute option, the JP Nagar Metro Station is being...

How NGOs, Locals Managed To Clean Up Mumbai's Most Polluted Chimbai Beach

Published On: October 2, 2017 | Duration: 12 min, 16 sec

At Mumbai's Chimbai beach, which is one of the most polluted beaches in Mumbai with plastic waste as the main concern, the NGO United Way, along...

Banega Swachh India Partner For Socho Alag Campaign

Published On: October 2, 2017 | Duration: 11 min, 29 sec

On October 2, 2017, Garbage free India alongwih Banega Swachh India launched the Socho Alag campaign in Delhi and Mumbai that speaks of behaviour change and...

Amitabh Bachchan Sets The Agenda For Banega Swachh India 12-Hour Cleanathon

Published On: October 2, 2017 | Duration: 3 min, 15 sec

Into its fourth year, the NDTV-Dettol Banega Swachh India campaign marks October 2 as the Rashtriya Swachhta Diwas. In his opening remarks of the 12-hour Cleanathon,...

Waste Is A Potential Resource, Not Just A Problem

Published On: September 28, 2017 | Duration: 1 min, 25 sec

Reduce, Reuse, Recover, Recycle and Re-manufacture, the 5Rs is the key to save our country from the huge mountains of garbage. It is important to reduce...

The Need For Tackling Menstrual Waste

Published On: September 28, 2017 | Duration: 2 min, 00 sec

Our landfills are overflowing with items that should not have been there, menstrual products are one of them. Every month more than 1 billion of sanitary...

Vadodara Artists Create Artwork Out Of Waste

Published On: September 28, 2017 | Duration: 2 min, 12 sec

In view of the Swachh Bharat Mission, Vadodara Municipal Corporation has taken an initiative to turn scrap material into artistically beautiful sculptures. The Spirit of Vadodara...

Faecal Sludge Management In Bengaluru

Published On: September 28, 2017 | Duration: 2 min, 16 sec

Till a few years back, vaccum machines called 'Honey suckers' emptied the septic tanks and pit latrines dumped the city's human waste to local streams and...

Throwing Waste Into Water Bodies To Attract Jail Term In Kerala

Published On: September 22, 2017 | Duration: 2 min, 14 sec

Throwing waste into water bodies will attract a jail term in Kerala. As per the new ordinance introduced by the state government, dumping "rubbish, filth or...

How A Simple Red Dot On Your Menstrual Waste Can Change Life Of A Sanitation Worker

Published On: September 21, 2017 | Duration: 3 min, 04 sec

Have you ever given it a thought what happens to you menstrual waste after it is disposed of? Every month more than 1 billion of sanitary...

This Enterprise Is Turning Waste Materials Into Furniture And Handbags

Published On: September 21, 2017 | Duration: 2 min, 30 sec

A Jodhpur based enterprise, Priti International, is combating India's automobile and military waste by turning them into furniture and handbags. Here's how.

Make Way For Edible Cutlery Made From Sugarcane Waste

Published On: September 4, 2017 | Duration: 2 min, 03 sec

Ever heard about tableware made from sugarcane waste? No, right. Meet Samanvi Bhograj, an Electrical Engineer from Bengaluru who is fighting plastic menace by giving India...