Zero Waste Beginnings
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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
#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
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
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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Plastic Free July 2022 - Extended Producer Responsibility
Fragmented plastic reduction policies are less likely to be effective. Linking Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) with the ban will create a more robust and holistic policy, resulting in greater engagement with plastic manufacturers and brands.
#QuitsSachets #PlasticFreeJuly #SingleUsePlasticBan #PlasticBan
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Plastic Free July 2022 - Waste Pickers
Our waste workers lie at the heart of any plastic pollution #solution. Their hard work is what prevents even more tonnes of #plastic from ending up in landfills and waterways.
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Plastic Free July 2022 - India's plastic ban
How quickly can we get rid of plastic? As quickly as petrochemical industries stop their trickery, masquerading their waste as essential commodities!
#Plastics #PlasticBan #PlasticFreeJuly #QuitSachets #SingleUsePlasticBan
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