An extensive survey on how people perceive plastics in a low income community in Chennai throws up interesting, actionable findings - that despite the ban on single use plastic bags, these remain abundant and easily available. The survey was carried out as part of the Green Action Week.
Join Break Free From Plastic to take a Toxic Tour around Mukkulam, Tamil Nadu, where villagers grapple with the reality of life surrounded by toxic waste from a biomedical incineration facility.
Have a look at our video - https://toxictours.org/india-a-mukkulam-virudhunagar/
Study by Cambridge University found that caterpillars are vulnerable to the effects of Climate Change, potentially leading to fewer butterflies. This, in turn, could have consequences for both pollination & the bird species that rely on caterpillars as a food source.
This Children’s Day, let’s pledge to make our roads safer for our little ones. Road safety begins with a willingness to obey. Children need to observe parents (in fact all adults) willingly obey road rules, and be considerate motorists. They will, in turn, grow up to be safe road users and better citizens. Setting good examples is a powerful way to create individual change.
Citizen consumer and civic Action Group (CAG) along with the P.G. Department of Environmental Law and Legal Order, Tamil Nadu Dr.
Diabetes is a chronic condition with potentially life threatening complications like heart disease, kidney disease, oral complications, complications during pregnancy, loss of vision and nerve damage. When left untreated, it can lead to early death. Do not delay testing. Much of our diabetes incidence is driven by our love of processed foods. Join us in asking for Front of Pack Warning Labels on processed foods. These will warn consumers of high levels of fats, salt and sugars in processed food. #FoodLabelsSaveLives #WorldDiabetesDay
Meenakshi works as a researcher with the Consumer Protection team at CAG. She holds a bachelor's degree in Food Science and Management from M.O.P Vaishnav College for Women, Chennai, and a postgraduate degree in M.A Development (Sustainability) from Azim Premji University, Bangalore. Previously she has worked with Hand in Hand Inclusive Development and Services as Senior Project Manager - Communications. She also has experience of working with Down to Earth magazine as a reporter for three years. Over the six years of her professional life she has acquired knowledge in numerous fields, including Solid Waste Management, environment, food, health, nutrition, and biodiversity.
Email: meenakshi.sushma@cag.org.in
The dominance of the informal sector in handling e-waste including EV batteries creates unsafe working conditions and poor logistics. Therefore, there is a need to formalise the informal sector. To achieve this, formal recycling companies can collaborate with informal sector collectors to responsibly collect batteries in an eco-friendly manner.
As per a American Psychological Association & ecoAmerica report, #ClimateChange poses a significant threat to the well-being of children by disrupting the development of their physiological functions, cognitive capacities & emotional aptitudes, which may be irreversible.
It is believed that about 80% of a product’s environmental impact is determined in the design stage when the choice of materials, construction and appearance are all finalised. As EVs are promoted as greener alternatives, and the manufacture of these surge, now is the time to think about and plan for the end of life of EV batteries.
