An installation to talk about sustainability in waste management
The Hindu
Signifying the importance of sustainability in waste management, employees of Saahas Zero Waste, a waste management social enterprise, set up an art installation using single-use plastics, plastic water bottles, paper packaging, old clothes, and electronic devices, at the Bangalore International Centre (BIC). The installation represented the waste materials collected by the company to make recycled products.
Signifying the importance of sustainability in waste management, employees of Saahas Zero Waste, a waste management social enterprise, set up an art installation using single-use plastics, plastic water bottles, paper packaging, old clothes, and electronic devices, at the Bangalore International Centre (BIC). The installation represented the waste materials collected by the company to make recycled products.
“We think of waste as waste, but it isn’t. It’s a resource,” said Gauri Arora, a programme officer at Saahas Zero Waste. Saahas, for instance, uses paper waste to make recycled notebooks and packaging waste to make eco-boards, an alternative to plywood.
The installation was part of an event conducted by Saahas at BIC to mark its tenth anniversary.
“Saahas has always focused on promoting a fraternity within waste management and has worked to create a circular economy that is focused on closing the loop,” said Wilma Rodrigues, Founder and CEO.
“In the 21st century, we need to say ‘planet and people above profits’ because that’s the kind of commitment required of us to get us out of this crisis,” she added.
Saahas Zero Waste, an offshoot of Saahas, was established in 2013 with the idea of promoting a holistic waste management system with a business model.
It focuses on providing end-to-end zero waste management services to bulk generators such as tech parks and residential communities, organising a framework of extended producer responsibility services for plastics and e-waste, and working with a range of self-help groups to make products from recycled and up-cycled materials.
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