In light of the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives’ (GAIA) Zero Waste Month observed in January, Citizen consumer and civic Action Group (CAG) in collaboration with Justice Basheer Ahmed Syed (JBAS) College, Chennai conducted an event  ‘Zero Waste Beginnings’. The event was aimed at college students, to help build an awareness of zero waste lifestyles and understand the overwhelming menace of solid waste, especially plastic waste.

As per a Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health study, #ClimateChange & the reduction in pollinators is causing a 3 to 5% loss in the production of healthy foods like fruits, vegetables & nuts. This reduced supply is leading to 1% of all deaths worldwide. 

#RepublicDay - a time to think about how each of us can contribute to the sustainable progress of this great nation and the millions that call it home.

Offering robust, sustainable, safe public transport should be viewed as meeting a basic need. If seen as a profit making service, it will skew priorities and compromise on safety, service quality, and accessibility for all. No well run public transit mechanism makes a profit.

With so many thousands of commuters travelling to their places of work or education each day, companies & schools can set in place policies that keep these numbers down. After all, it is everybody's responsibility to keep our streets safe & sustainable & not just the government's.

#OneCityForAll #InclusiveCities #SustainableTransport #PublicTransport #Accessibility #NammaChennai #CAGChennai

#TamilNadu showed a drastic 91% increase in the number of road deaths in 2021 over 2020. This unpleasant statistic is a clarion call to prioritize #roadsafety & reduce fatal crashes. Calling on the government to action road safety plans for the state this year.

#RoadSafetyWeek #SaferIndianRoads

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சி.ஏ.ஜி'இன் பிளாஸ்டிக் பிராண்ட் தணிக்கை 2022

ஜனவரி 23, 2023 

Press Release
CAG’s PLASTIC BRAND AUDIT 2022

For immediate release

January 23, 2023

The results of CAG's 2022 plastic brand audit are in! Find out who all have received the dubious distinction of making it to the Top 10! The brand audit is a citizen-science initiative anchored by #BreakFreeFromPlastic where plastic waste is gathered and audited to reveal those brands and manufacturers whose plastic packaging we found the most of.