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Accelerating India's Trash Economy

WOULD RE-DESIGNING THE PLASTIC BOTTLE MAKE A DIFFERENCE?

Innovative ideas like these were discussed, different perspectives shared and new friendships were made when 25 change makers decided to meet. The OpenIdeo challenge to reduce plastic waste was received very well by Chennaites . A good mix of policy makers, angel investors, educationists, corporate decision makers, entrepreneurs, and students showed up to share their thoughts on “How to […]

CHENNAI | WASTE | YOU & I

On October 2nd Chennai corporation has made source segregation a mandate for citizens. Many activities are planned across the city by the corporation to promote and mandate this. Many citizen groups and residents welfare associations are planning discussions and events around this. In past, many initiatives that were taken in this direction had lost steam.How […]

3 EXCITING SUSTAINABILITY SOLUTIONS

The world is changing like never before. There are big changes happening across the world that will push us towards a world with equal opportunities for everyone. Here are three of my personal favorite sustainability innovations/movements. Circular economy movement — As more governments and larger co-operations become a part of this movement we will start seeing […]

DECODING PAPERMAN’S VISION

750 deaths related to landfills were registered within the first half of 2016, and in some parts of the world, including India, Indonesia and Philippines, the health impacts of landfills are worse than malaria. 4 billion tonnes of municipal waste is generated annually and a third of this is simply dumped. Unmanaged waste finds its […]