Disposal of Sanitary Waste – Beginning with Bins

There is nothing worse for a woman than having nowhere to dispose off sanitary waste. Imagine that she is in a washroom with no sanitary bin. Does she flush the dressing? What if it does not flush and can be seen by the next user? What if it blocks the drain? Did you know that some women wrap the sanitary waste and take it home in their handbag to dispose them off? How do women get dressed in a home-away toilet with a soiled dressing in their hands?

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The Garbage Trap

It is one thing to blame the authorities for not ensuring clean roads and clean gutters and it’s another thing that the same roads and gutters are littered/choked soon after…

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Restoring water bodies

In one of the earlier issues CIJ had reported about Siruthuli, the NGO in Coimbatore that has been doing a great job of cleaning up the water bodies in the region, as well as greening up the area. The organisation recently conducted a three-day festival to spread awareness about cleaning up water bodies and garbage and the importance of composting, planting of trees, etc. Surya Rekha, a Siruthuli member reports.

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Nisargruna technology

The daily waste which is becoming a burden on the civic bodies can now be used for making organic manure. The Bhaba Atomic Research Centre has developed a technology, Nisargruna,…

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Time for a clean change

Children can discover, learn and persuade: Recently, Abeer Abhyankar, the youngest gang member of Sai Paranjpye’s film Chakachak on environmental awareness wrote an open letter to actor Preity Zinta, giving…

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