Solid Waste Management Roundtable ( SWMRT)

A waste management session for the 40+ participants of Vithola Apartment in Bengaluru by the SWMRT team on October 5th. #SustainableLiving #WasteSegregation #CommunityAction #wastemanagement

The SWMRT team welcomed 60 international delegates from 15 countries from the Asia-Pacific region to SwachaGraha Kalika Kendra on September 27. The delegates were in the city to attend a four-day-long 'Regional Congress on Organics and Climate Change'. The Congress, held at Bangalore International Centre, was hosted by Hasiru Dala and India Zero Waste Alliance, with the support of the GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives). This event brought together a diverse group of environmental leaders and advocates, united in their commitment to addressing climate change through sustainable organic waste management practices, among others. Hasiru Dala Hasiru Dala Innovations GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) Anuradha Govind Vasuki Iyengar Nalini Shekar Savita Hiremath Pinky Chandran Sandya Narayanan SIDDU H CHALAWADI Aishwarya Nair Vivek Chaurasia Neethu Thomas Aarthi Thoppae

SWMRT's monthly newsletter- Pulse Edition 26 is out now!☘ Catch up on our latest happenings! Savita Hiremath Vedika Thimmaiah Anuradha Govind Variyata Vyas Sandya Narayanan Vasuki Iyengar Aishwarya Nair Vivek Chaurasia Neethu Thomas Aarthi Thoppae SIDDU H CHALAWADI

Neethu Thomas is a social worker with extensive experience in project coordination, livelihood facilitation, and counseling. With a Master's in Medical and Psychiatric Social Work from Alva's College, Moodubidire, she has contributed to impactful initiatives at organizations like the Town Municipal Council, Devanahalli, and Smile Foundation. Neethu is passionate about community development, mental health, and empowering vulnerable populations through various government schemes and health programs. An active volunteer and zealous learner, she is skilled in five languages and actively promotes social welfare through her work. Neethu Thomas has joined the SWMRT team as an Executive Admin Coordinator. We extend a warm welcome to Neethu.

SWMRT, in collaboration with Parul Sharan from Eco_Margdarsak, organized a workshop on 'Sustainable Waste Management for Communities' on September 14th, with 50 participants from 9 different apartments! 🍀 The workshop covered essential topics like: 🍀3-way segregation using 2Bin1Bag model. 🍀Composting, and waste minimization tips at both individual and community level. It was a zero-waste event, with minimal food waste collected for composting🍀 Thank you Parul Sharan for helping in mobilizing the communities and to everyone who attended! We hope this workshop inspires sustainable waste management in your apartments. 💚 Bidyut Nath Anuradha Govind Vasuki Iyengar Aishwarya Nair Neethu Thomas Vivek Chaurasia SIDDU H CHALAWADI sahana kanthi

Boeing employees joined us for a waste management and sustainable living session on 6th September! The day was packed with hands-on activities: A tour of the learning center and a composting demonstration. Bio enzyme making session. Craft session on buntings and chakras. A Visit to the Dry Waste Collection Center We received a wonderful response from the 13 participants. Anuradha Govind Bidyut Nath Aishwarya Nair #sustainableliving #composting #ecoliving #wastemanagement

How much dioxins are released from the municipal solid waste generated in India? What is our government's long-term view on this? #whyburnwaste summarises some findings from a recent study. #Whyburnwaste team Monika Khanna Gulati Sowmya Raghavan Divya Tiwari Anuradha Govind Vasuki Iyengar Sandya Narayanan Bidyut Nath Aishwarya Nair Vedika Thimmaiah Bhuvana C Vivek Chaurasia Neethu Thomas SIDDU H CHALAWADI Aarthi Thoppae #noburnwaste #swmrt #gaiazerowaste #noincineration #segregation #decentralizedwastemanagement #whyburnwaste #whyburnwastewednesday #wednesday #cleanfutures #greenfuture #noburn #pollutants #ncrwastematters #swmrt #dioxins #flyash #bottomash #heavymetals #airpollution #emissions #testing #incinerators #nonrecyclables #rejectwaste #smartcity #recyclables

Workshop on Composting & Gardening We had an amazing time hosting the workshop this weekend, Sunday 15th September, at SwachaGraha Kalika Kendra. Around 40+ participants joined us to learn about the art of composting and gain insightful tips on gardening. Thank you to everyone who joined us! Anuradha Govind Vasuki Iyengar Vivek Chaurasia Aishwarya Nair Neethu Thomas Aarthi Thoppae SIDDU H CHALAWADI Variyata Vyas Bhuvana C

We recently had 16 teachers from the Freethinking Foundation visit SwachaGraha Kalika Kendra for a session on waste segregation and composting! 🌱 These dedicated educators, who work in Anganwadis across Koramangala, are part of Freethinking's Montessori training initiative, bringing sustainable practices to young minds. We provided 5 copies of Trashonomics to the teachers to introduce waste management to the children. Aishwarya Nair Anuradha Govind SIDDU H CHALAWADI #SustainableLiving #Trashonomics #TeachersDay #WasteSegregation #Composting #Anganwadi #SWMRT

SWMRT conducted sessions on sustainable waste management at Ekam School in Electronic City and Ekya School in JP Nagar. We also gifted copies of Trashonomics, a guide to waste management, to both schools to raise awareness and inspire action among students and teachers. 🌱📚 Anuradha Govind Aarthi Thoppae #SustainableLiving #WasteManagement #Trashonomics #TeachersDay #SWMRT