By Gaon Connection
इंसान हर साल 430 मिलियन टन प्लास्टिक उत्पन्न कर रहा है; जिसका दो तिहाई हिस्सा जल्द ही वेस्ट में तब्दील हो जाता है क्योंकि इसकी लाइफ छोटी होती है।
इंसान हर साल 430 मिलियन टन प्लास्टिक उत्पन्न कर रहा है; जिसका दो तिहाई हिस्सा जल्द ही वेस्ट में तब्दील हो जाता है क्योंकि इसकी लाइफ छोटी होती है।
By Daya Sagar
By Manvendra Singh
Plastic waste generation is on the rise in the country but there is no separate data on the quantity of such waste generation in rural India. Single-use plastics have invaded the villages where there are no waste management systems in place. For instance, in West Bengal, Assam, Punjab and Bihar, the percentage of villages that have mechanisms to manage solid waste are 0.82%, 1.08%, 1.67% and 1.97%, respectively.
Plastic waste generation is on the rise in the country but there is no separate data on the quantity of such waste generation in rural India. Single-use plastics have invaded the villages where there are no waste management systems in place. For instance, in West Bengal, Assam, Punjab and Bihar, the percentage of villages that have mechanisms to manage solid waste are 0.82%, 1.08%, 1.67% and 1.97%, respectively.
By Laraib Fatima Warsi
A primary school teacher in a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur is motivating his students to collect plastic waste from their houses and make eco-bricks. The teacher also launches plantation drives and empowers senior students by inviting them to conduct tuition classes of younger students. Details here.
A primary school teacher in a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur is motivating his students to collect plastic waste from their houses and make eco-bricks. The teacher also launches plantation drives and empowers senior students by inviting them to conduct tuition classes of younger students. Details here.
By गाँव कनेक्शन
The lowest compliance to the ban was recorded in Delhi (88 %), followed by Gwalior (84 %), Mumbai (71 %), and Guwahati (77 %). Bengaluru had the least usage of single-use plastics among the surveyed cities.
The lowest compliance to the ban was recorded in Delhi (88 %), followed by Gwalior (84 %), Mumbai (71 %), and Guwahati (77 %). Bengaluru had the least usage of single-use plastics among the surveyed cities.
By Laraib Fatima Warsi
The Dehradun Cantonment Board has set up a polythene waste bank and is engaging people to collect and deposit plastics at notified locations for which they will be paid.
The Dehradun Cantonment Board has set up a polythene waste bank and is engaging people to collect and deposit plastics at notified locations for which they will be paid.
By Satish Malviya
Mahashakti Seva Kendra, a women-led non-profit in Bhopal, recycles multilayer plastic waste, such as wafer and biscuit wrappers, into laptop bags, baskets, curtains and carpets. These women are contributing towards both environmental protection and their family income.
Mahashakti Seva Kendra, a women-led non-profit in Bhopal, recycles multilayer plastic waste, such as wafer and biscuit wrappers, into laptop bags, baskets, curtains and carpets. These women are contributing towards both environmental protection and their family income.
By Ashis Senapati
कमला मोहराना ओडिशा के केंद्रपाड़ा जिले के एक छोटे से गाँव में उस महिला स्वयं सहायता समूह का हिस्सा हैं, जो दूध के पाउच, सिगरेट के पैकेट, गुटखा के रैपर को बड़ी कुशलता के साथ सुंदर शिल्प में बदलने का काम कर रहा है। इससे न सिर्फ महिलाओं को रोजगार मिल रहा है, बल्कि उनके गाँव और आसपास के इलाके में साफ-सफाई भी हो रही है।
कमला मोहराना ओडिशा के केंद्रपाड़ा जिले के एक छोटे से गाँव में उस महिला स्वयं सहायता समूह का हिस्सा हैं, जो दूध के पाउच, सिगरेट के पैकेट, गुटखा के रैपर को बड़ी कुशलता के साथ सुंदर शिल्प में बदलने का काम कर रहा है। इससे न सिर्फ महिलाओं को रोजगार मिल रहा है, बल्कि उनके गाँव और आसपास के इलाके में साफ-सफाई भी हो रही है।
By गाँव कनेक्शन
The demonstration plant, which has been set up at the Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun will be able to convert one tonne of plastic waste into 800 litres of diesel every day
The demonstration plant, which has been set up at the Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun will be able to convert one tonne of plastic waste into 800 litres of diesel every day
By Ashis Senapati
Kamala Moharana is part of a women self-help group in a small village in Kendrapara district in Odisha that skillfully converts discarded milk pouches, cigarette packets, gutkha wrapper into beautiful craft. This gives them a livelihood and cleans up the surroundings of their village too.
Kamala Moharana is part of a women self-help group in a small village in Kendrapara district in Odisha that skillfully converts discarded milk pouches, cigarette packets, gutkha wrapper into beautiful craft. This gives them a livelihood and cleans up the surroundings of their village too.