Silluk village in East Siang has transformed into a national model of zero-waste living, earning recognition in NCERT textbooks. This remarkable journey proves that when communities take charge, sustainable change becomes a lasting legacy. #PanchPratigya #ViksitArunachal #ZeroWaste Pema Khandu.
It has achieved zero-waste status in over 100 households, shops, schools, and three villages, including Rajahata Basti, the first zero-waste village. The initiative also supports dignified livelihoods, has garnered government and National Geographic recognition, and is scaling its impact across the region.
In April this year, Ritu Sain, an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer known for her transformative work on turning Ambikapur into India's first zero-waste city, joined CGI as a visiting fellow.
Sishunu village in Nagaland is proof that a strong community can make big changes. The village isn't just clean; it's also tobacco-free and plastic-free, setting a high standard for sustainable living. Here, no tobacco products are allowed, and plastic waste is strictly controlled.
Zero-Waste Village costs for one village (population: 1000 people) for one month. End-to-End Solid Waste Management – Zero Waste Gram Panchayats. (Includes waste collection, segregation, organic compost making and channelling the waste to formal recycling)
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Which village in Rajasthan is zero waste?
Aandhi, a tiny village in the district of Jaipur, and about 43 Km from Rajasthan's capital city of Jaipur is transforming itself to a zero-waste model with the help of green technology interventions.
Which is the first plastic free district in India?
The drive with the slogan “Nalla Nadu,Nalla Mannu", meaning a good village with good soil, makes Kannur the first district in the country bereft of plastic.
The process of creating plastic gold follows four steps: Tiny gold platelets, polymer latex, protein fibers, water and salt are combined to create a gel. After the gel is formed, the water inside is replaced by alcohol.
Zero Waste: The conservation of all resources by means of responsible production, consumption, reuse, and recovery of products, packaging, and materials without burning and with no discharges to land, water, or air that threaten the environment or human health.
Mawlynnong. Mawlynnong is a village in the East Khasi Hills district of the Meghalaya state in North East India. It is notable for its cleanliness and also was chosen by Discover India magazine as Asia's cleanest village.
Zero waste dates back to the 1970s when the term was coined by chemist Paul Palmer. Today, zero waste includes the 5 Rs: refuse, reduce, reuse, recycle and rot. A zero-waste approach can reduce waste management emissions by 84%. About 146 million tons of waste end up in landfills in the U.S. alone each year.
Indore further cemented its position by emerging as India's first 7-star Garbage Free city, while Surat, Bhopal, Mysuru, Navi Mumbai, Vishakhapatnam, and Tirupati earned 5-star Garbage Free certifications.
Which is the first poverty free district in India?
Kottayam: Kottayam has become the first district in India to be declared free of extreme poverty, announced Local Self- Government Minister M B Rajesh.
Ahmedabad has become one of the first metropolitan cities from the developing world to adopt a zero waste goal. Almost 110,667 metric tonnes (MT) of solid waste is generated from the city every month. Around 98 percent of this is collected by AMC. Of this, about 10,000 MT is currently processed.
What is the name of the ghost village in Rajasthan?
Kuldhara is a ghost village about 17 kilometres west of Jaisalmer. Three centuries ago it was a prosperous town, but today it is an abandoned village shrouded in mystery.
In 2003, Kamikatsu became the first municipality in Japan to declare a zero-waste goal by 2020. The town has maintained a 45-category sorting system since 2016.
