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Plastics - Corporates on Plastic reduction commitments

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More talk. No real action. We've always known this about #Corporates. But new analyses of 24 multinationals' #sustainability pledges (several of them have an Indian footprint) find their pledges to be ambiguous, even misleading, & lacking in credibility. More here: https://bit.ly/3lQFuFQ

When will they know that we know?

#EndPlasticPollution #ZeroWaste #GoForZeroWaste #Reduce #Reuse #Recycle #SaveEarth

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Zero Waste Beginnings

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.

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Plastics - Carry your own manjappai

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#Manjappai is the way forward! Carry one with you - they're small, light and can carry a lot of weight. Your perfect companion for shopping. Who needs plastic bags anymore?

#மஞ்சப்பை தான் முன்னேற்றத்திற்கான வழி! எப்பொழுதும் உங்களுடன் எடுத்துச் செல்லுங்கள் - அவை சிறியவை, இலகுவானவை மற்றும் அதிக எடையை சுமக்கக்கூடியவை . ஷாப்பிங் செல்வதற்கு உங்களது சரியான துணையாய் இருக்கும். இனி பிளாஸ்டிக் பைகள் யாருக்கு தேவை?

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Segregate your own waste

அங்கே வீசப்படும் ஒவ்வொரு பந்துகளுக்கு கொடுக்கும் ஆர்வமும், ஆரவாரமும், நீங்கள் வீசும் குப்பைக்கு கொடுக்குறீர்களா? இந்த கால்பந்து நட்சத்திரங்களை விட தங்கள் கழிவுகளை மக்கும், மக்காத மற்றும் சுகாதாரக் கழிவுகள் என்று பிரிப்பவர்களே உண்மையான ஹீரோக்கள். அவர்களின் சிறிய செயல்களால் இந்த உலகை குறிப்பிடத்தக்க வழிகளில் மாற்றம் செய்ய வழிவகுக்கிறார்கள்.

#ZeroWasteMonth #BreakFreeFromPlastic #WasteSegregation

 

Revamping Chennai’s micro composting centers

Nearly 60 percent of municipal waste generated in Chennai is biodegradable waste (See this article for more on Chennai's solid waste management woes) ; this itself shows that half of the city’s solid waste problem can be solved if our biodegradable waste is managed effectively. The different methods we have to treat biodegradable waste are composting, biogas and bio-CNG generation.

Incinerators are dirtier than coal

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#India has a target of raising the non-fossil fuel based energy capacity to 500 GW by 2030. Policies & financial institutions that support #Waste To #Energy #incinerators need to remember that #plastic is #fossilfuels. Burning (plastic) waste as a source of energy not only slows down our #sustainableenergy aspirations, it actively worsens our emission target contributions. And of course, the plastic production will continue unabated, as now, it can all just be burnt. We lose on all fronts.

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Ladoo bhai and his tryst with fast fashion

Our love of fast fashion has far reaching consequences. Find out what happens to the clothes we throw away through the eyes of Laddoo. Laddoo will buy or barter for your castaway clothes, giving them a new lease of life. He is what stands between fast fashion and these excesses ending up in the landfill. And see why North Chennai is an integral part of the second hand clothes market. These neighbourhoods might seem miles away from what you are used to. So come today and take a closer look at those people who live and work here. Their lives make for sweet and spicy tales.

Plastic Free July 2022 - Global Plastics Treaty

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The UN Environment Assembly (UNEA) announced in March 2022 that it is developing the legally binding Global Plastics Treaty. The Treaty will take a full lifecycle view  of plastic, from its production, to design and disposal. A historic and promising resolution!

#QuitsSachets #PlasticFreeJuly #SingleUsePlasticBan #PlasticBan

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Plastic Free July 2022 - Global action on plastic pollution

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If plastic was a country, it would be the 5th largest GHG emitter in the world. To tackle the environmental impact of plastics, we need global action. Plastic products, plastic waste and their source material (oil & gas) are traded globally. Hence an international legal framework to deal with plastic pollution is needed.



#QuitsSachets #PlasticFreeJuly #SingleUsePlasticBan #PlasticBan

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