This is the first hamlet from the park from where no waste will be sent to the landfill

outlines a region-specific strategy for inclusive, ecologically sound development that takes into account the fragility of the landscape.

Producers, importers and brand owners — not municipalities — are responsible for collecting plastic waste left by their products.

"We, as citizens, need to take up the mantle for ensuring cleaner air and healthy surroundings,”

Something like this comes outside my house, every morning, And blinds me, day after day, To see beyond the road, into the margins.

Most children, seeing images of marine life and birds choked to death on plastic, connect human practices and the destruction of creatures.

This city in Kerala has adopted decentralised waste management and is pushing for 100 per cent segregation in all the 23 wards

The real heroes of Kaas are the 20-odd members of the Joint Forest Management Committee from the four adjoining villages.

“The aim is to produce responsible citizens, who do not only relish the fruits of the earth but also learn to preserve it in return,” says Jenkins.

SayTrees has helped Bangalore reclaim some of its natural beauty by planting saplings around 14 lakes, and at several other locations.