Waste Management – A relay race gone wrong
What are the characteristics of a typical relay race? Firstly, all the team members share a common purpose i.e. victory of the team. Secondly, each runner is not only expected to run his/ her [...]
In E waste, Environmental Conservation, Garbage Burning, Green Schools/ Colleges, Green Societies, Pollution, Precious Metals, Recycling, Waste Disposal, Waste Management
Posted Your E-waste is more precious than you think!
When it comes to waste management, the general buzz is about two way segregation or ideally three way segregation in the form of biodegradable waste, recyclable waste and reject waste. What about [...]
In Environmental Conservation, Green Societies, Plastics, Pollution, Recycling, Recycling, Waste Disposal, Waste Management
Posted Alternatives for Plastic bags in Mumbai
Plastics bags are inexpensive, durable, moisture- proof and extremely convenient. One might argue that a single use plastic bag can be reused for various purposes, however elimination of plastic [...]
Greening the Blue
On a late Sunday morning, I was on my way to a workshop. It was a good start to a Sunday; a hearty breakfast and the grey skies promised nice weather. I got into a cab and was enjoying the wind [...]
Waste Segregation
Mumbai, the city of dreams, is popularly known for it’s Bollywood movies, it’s famous vada pav and it’s undying spirit! People from all over India come here to fulfill their [...]
By Kedar Sohoni
In #AgentOfChange, composting, Environmental Conservation, Green Army, Green Societies, Recycling, Waste Disposal
Posted Green Army @ Mahindra Eminente #AgentOfChange
It all started with the inter-society festival being held every year in Mumbai, called Utopia. Utopia is a day-long festival divided into five categories: Performing Arts, Literary, Fine Arts, [...]
The perfect composting bin..?
We at Green Communities have been working on identifying simple, predictable, cost effective and easy to use options for composting. We have now designed something that is hopefully all of the [...]
India’s small towns are more polluted than its largest cities
A couple of years ago, I went on a holiday to a resort about 25 km north of Puri in Orissa. The resort was in the middle of nowhere and the only civilisation around was a small village. In the [...]
Solid Waste Management at Mahindra Eminente
Background Mahindra Eminente is a cooperative housing society situated in Goregaon West. It has 4 towers (25 floor each) having a total of about 250 apartments. It has a large podium with [...]