“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 […]
Mumbai, a Mega city with a population of 20 million residents and several amenities, still lacks a functioning waste disposal system. This problem concerned Environmental Engineer Monisha Narke. She founded a Social and Environmental Enterprise “RUR GreenLife” in 2010, which aims at solving this problem in a decentralized manner. She observed that more than 70% […]
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/
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. […]
