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What It Takes to Make a Delhi Colony 100% ‘Zero-Waste’
When was the last time you saw a sparrow? The once-abundantly found species have responded to urban areas’ deteriorating environmental state by deserting them. The decrease in the availability of...
View ArticleStartup Tackles India’s Plastic Pollution One Wrapper at a Time; Earns Rs 70...
Pune-based social enterprise reCharkha is upcycling plastic waste into bags, table mats, home decor items and other products, while also reviving artistic skills. To date, they have upcycled 7 lakh...
View Article4 Friends Turn 5000 kg Plastic Waste into Furniture That Can be Recycled Again
In 2017, four friends from Amravati, Maharashtra, pitched in Rs 5 lakh each to build a venture that aimed to minimise the amount of plastic waste produced in the country. It all started while Madhur N...
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‘Aiming for 100% Recycling’: Meet the Team Managing Noida Twin Tower...
On Sunday, the Supertech Twin Towers in Noida were demolished in just 12 seconds. Thousands gathered to view the demolition, which left behind a mountain of debris — estimated at 30,000 tonnes...
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Homemaker Upcycles Junk Bikes, Bulbs, Basins to Create Fairytale Garden in UP
Till 2013, Ghaziabad resident Ruchi Goel had never tried her hands at growing even a single plant, even though her mother nurtured a charming garden in their home when she was growing up. “Even my...
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Designer Upcycles 200 KG Waste/Month into Keepsakes & Decor; Helps Women Earn...
Fashion designer Meenakshi Sharma describes her venture as one that translated from “a deep respect for the planet”. The 34-year-old is the founder of Use Me Works, an upcycling venture that she has...
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Delhi Couple Converts 3M Litres of Used Cooking Oil from Eateries into Biodiesel
In 2019, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), the country’s statutory regulator, announced that restaurants or eateries could no longer reuse cooking oil more than three times....
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Can an Event For 10,000 People Be Zero-Waste? B’luru Lady Shares How She Did It!
Residents of Bengaluru are familiar with the bizarre phenomenon that Belandur lake displays every now and then, with froth overflowing onto the roads and neighbourhoods. This sight, a direct result of...
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How an Organic Farmer Doubled His Farm Output, Saved Rs 4 Lakh/Year!
Everyone has tried their hands at converting waste into something useful during the art and craft classes at school, (best out of waste, remember?). Reused ice-cream sticks turned to photo frames or...
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Gurugram Teen Collects Milk Pouches & Old Plastic, Gives Upcycled Stationery...
Did you know that the plastic pouches used to sell milk account for a third of the branded plastic waste that is generated in most of our cities? In Gurugram alone, 2.60 crore milk pouches are thrown...
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Bengaluru’s KIA Airport Wants You to Donate Plastic Waste To Them. Here’s Why
At a time when everyone is saying no to plastic, Kempegowda Airport operator, Bangalore International Airport Private Limited (BIAL) has launched a campaign called #PlasticBeku (Want Plastic), asking...
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Girl Quits US Job, Helps Turn 12000 Tons of Waste Into 600+ Tons of Cooking Gas!
When Shruti Ahuja left her cushy job in the United States to bring about a positive change in India, little did she know that one day her work could be a game changer in the waste management industry....
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Chennai Couple Develop New Tech, Turn 150 Tons of Plastic Waste Into Low-Cost...
A single piece of plastic takes hundreds of years to decompose posing a threat to land and water. While it is not feasible to completely stop the manufacturing plastic, repurposing plastic waste can be...
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Engineer Gifts Dustbins; Prompts 1000+ Uttarakhand Villagers to Clean Their...
The Dhari Devi temple stands tall on a chassis of pillars, in the middle of the sprightly Alakananda river, and hundreds of devotees walk on the stone bridge which connects the mainland to the shrine,...
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No More Stubble Burning? 23-YO’s Innovation Converts Agro Waste Into Cooking...
This article is part of a series on innovations in support of the ATL Tinkering Innovation Marathon – organised by Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog and The Better India. Read more about the...
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These Ex-Journos Upcycled 5 Lakh Glass Bottles to Bring Beauty to Your Home...
I walk into a little café. It is dimly lit, perfect for me to enjoy my cup of coffee and a light read on a late Sunday afternoon. Once I have placed my order, I look up and see a lamp hanging from the...
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Bengaluru Startup Turns Company e-Waste into Profits, Processes over 500 tonnes!
We live in a time where it has become increasingly difficult to do without technology. Computers, laptops and our beloved mobile phones are staples, the absence of which will equate to a loss of limb...
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Organic Food & Rainwater Harvesting: Chennai Woman’s Zero-Waste House is Goals
Two words that come to my mind when I think of the rooftop garden in Chennai’s Thiruvottriyur area are—uplifting and cheerful. The luscious garden thrives with 50 types of organic fruits, flowers and...
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B’luru Doctor & Anonymous Civic Group Turn Dump Yard Into Park for Grandparents!
A vast dump yard. Heaps of stinking garbage surrounded by a horde of disease-causing insects and swarming packs of flies and mosquitoes. An area which would reek obnoxiously, all day long. Eight years...
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Xiaomi to Kabbadiwalas: Gurugram Firm Helps Recycle 6000 Metric Tonnes of...
According to the Global E-Waste Monitor 2017, India generates nearly 2 million tonnes of electronic waste per year behind only the United States, China, and Japan. Around 82 per cent of the e-waste...
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