What if waste wasn’t a problem, but an opportunity? Can you imagine a town where waste doesn’t pile up? Nestled in the quiet mountains of Shikaou Island, Japan’s town of Kamikatsu with a community of 1500 residents, has achieved the seemingly impossible: a zero-waste lifestyle, inspiring the world to rethink sustainability. The town has proven that even small communities can make a big impact when it comes to zero-waste.
Due to the pandemic, we have been unable to hold the Kuppai Thiruvizha event series and we miss interacting with all of you! But this shouldn't stop us from being sustainable in our day-to-day lives. Please feel free to reach out to our team for zero waste lifestyle ideas and solutions!
A series of posters on the cost of our plastic waste. Learn the basics of waste management and how you can be a part of effective solutions.
You know it already. Plastics are everywhere! A series of posters to help you understand how this ubiquitous material has conquered our homes.
Want to live sustainably, but don't know where to start? This series of posters will help you take baby steps towards Ground Zero Waste!
This report presents the experience of Kripa Ramachandran, Researcher, and Sriram Radhakrishnan, Community Organiser, in making a wedding in Chennai zero waste. They found that hotels and caterers would be willing to adopt sustainable waste management practices. What is required for effective waste management in Chennai is the right directive for Bulk Waste Producers and improvements in the infrastructure and working conditions of the waste workers.
This report presents the experience and lessons of the Zero Waste Cities project in setting up a zero-waste system in Greenways, Chennai. It was led by Gabriel Raj with the support of Kripa Ramachandran, Researcher, and Sriram Radhakrishnan, Community Organiser at CAG, and Pennurimai Iyakkam.
The story map depicts the advocated alternative to the centralised waste management system, to address the prevailing issues in the existing system. The zero-waste model represents a holistic vision to eradicate corruption in public services and restore the balance in ecology and environment.
On June 4, The Initiative on Waste, Informal Workers, and the Future of Chennai, a coalition of research and advocacy groups currently led by Citizen consumer and civic Action Group (CAG), undertook a waste assessment and characterisation study (WACS) on Marina Beach, Chennai. Volunteers from the Angels of the Marina and Just Volunteer groups collected 40 bags of inorganic waste from a 200 metre stretch of the beach in two hours.
A short video of the initial reconnaissance done at Elliot’s Beach and the Adyar river mouth, to understand and highlight the impact of plastic waste within our water bodies. This is the first step of a major project called the ‘Zero Waste Project’, a joint project in 10 cities across three countries : India, Indonesia and the Philippines.