Recycled Road Reality!

I have always found road trips to be very exciting. It helps us to witness new cultures, architectures and developments. I came across this board by JUSCO (Jamshedpur Utility and Services COmpany) during my road trip to Jamshedpur, and I told myself, Woahh So cool! It intrigued me and I frantically began reading and researching […]
Mumbai Mum Turns Beverage Cartons Into School Desks, Recycles 750 Tons of Waste/Year!

In 2012, under the ‘Go Green with Tetra Pak’, the ‘Cartons Le Aao, Classroom Banao’ campaign was launched where waste Tetra Pak cartons were recycled to make benches which would be donated in government schools. Read full article here – https://www.thebetterindia.com/222243/mumbai-women-waste-management-tetra-pak-recycled-desk-bio-composter-inspiring-ang136/
Marine Pollution- Are we choking our future?

“How inappropriate to call this planet Earth when it is clearly Ocean” – Sir Arthur C. Clarke What do we do when we see someone we know and want to grab their attention? We WAVE. What do we do when things seem unclear? We go with the FLOW. What do you do when the author’s […]
Carbon Footprint – Treading the path towards Sustainability

In the last few years, we’ve all come across the term Carbon footprint, be it in the usage of the right contexts or not. Suddenly, a wave of suspicion was cast on people with multiple vehicles in their households but then posting on social media about not bursting crackers during Diwali, a judging glance to […]
Food waste – The duality of surplus and deficit

“There is food for everyone on this planet, but not everyone eats” – Carlo Petrini Over the course of time, we’ve understood that we humans have always been hungry. From Hungry for food, it quickly pivoted to Hungry for money. Hungry for love. Hungry for fame. Hungry for change. The list keeps going. It’s reached […]
Go Green Hero Story: Mr. Bhullan Yadav, Supervisor, Malhar Corporate Housing Society

The Go Green Hero Stories is a series of snippets of our green champions who have been actively bringing about a sustainable change and contributing to a good cause by composting their wastes and adopting green practices. We kickstart this with a spotlight on Mr. Bhullan Yadav, who works as a supervisor at Malhar Corporate […]
Sustainability & You

“The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it” – Robert Swan. The word “sustainability” is something that we’re all familiar with. Some of us hear it more often than others, depending on the environment we’re in. The word was used to describe the efficiency of a process- be […]
Go Green Hero Story: Dr. Srinivasan Ganesan, Deonar House Resident
The Go Green Hero Stories is a series of snippets of our green champions who have been actively bringing about a sustainable change and contributing to a good cause by composting their wastes and adopting green practices. Our second story is about Dr. Srinivasan Ganesan, a retired BARC Scientist, and an active member of ALM […]
FIRST-HAND EXPERIENCE OF A GREEN CHAMPION

As Mumbai landfills fill up and the air quality deteriorates, Sumer Trinity Towers residents are playing their part in reducing the burden on the environment. Waste management in Sumer has been going on for a little more than a month, and already our first batch of compost is almost ready with the second cycle also […]
MANJIRI’S HOME COMPOSTER EXPERIENCE
I have the distinct pleasure of being a part-time associate at RUR. Recently my Ma’am and mentor Ms. Monisha Narke gave me a composter for testing, a composter designed by herself. Previously I used to practice composting in bucket system, where mixing of the waste was a very tedious task. It also used to stink a lot while mixing the waste. […]