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Sustainability & livelihood in Ranthambhore – Teaching Trash
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Educating myself and the next generation about reducing waste. Sustainability and livelihood in Ranthambhore. December 22, 2016. December 22, 2016. Last month I travelled to Ranthambhore National Park. In Rajasthan to go on a safari with my best friend who was visiting from Beirut. Another friend had arranged the trip as she works with the extraordinary organisation Dastkar. It shows how interconnected we are and why a solution that only deals with economics or only the environment won’t be sustain...
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Deepavali consumption – Teaching Trash
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Educating myself and the next generation about reducing waste. October 30, 2016. October 30, 2016. It’s Deepavali again and once again debates are raging about whether or not one should burst crackers. The first I heard about this was at a school assembly a few years ago. One senior student focused her presentation on t he problem of child labour in factories that make fireworks. Diwali was the day where everyone got new clothes and ate lots of food that was richer food than the usual, austere dishes ser...
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Delhi Trash – Teaching Trash
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Educating myself and the next generation about reducing waste. December 15, 2016. A lot of Delhi-ites live in apartment complexes of some sort or another. Or they live in small gated communities or areas that can easily band together to start a composting programme. They can use the compost they produce to garden in the parks that are so central to many of their little subdivisions. The Daily Dump has a partnership with several shops in the Delhi area. To keep the smell at bay) and you’re all set. Good t...
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The Garbage Syllabus (a work in progress) – Teaching Trash
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Educating myself and the next generation about reducing waste. The Garbage Syllabus (a work in progress). October 31, 2016. October 31, 2016. So far I’ve been focusing on teaching small children about garbage and reducing consumption. Perhaps because of my training as a professor I’ve kept myself busy reading and watching everything I can get my hands on that relates to rubbish. I have lists on Goodreads. 8220;A Natural History of Garbage”. And “The Anthropology of Trash”. This book provides a great deal...
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Cleaning & clutter – Teaching Trash
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Educating myself and the next generation about reducing waste. November 25, 2016. November 28, 2016. I enjoy cleaning my house. In India, this is not something that most people do themselves (there is a documentary called. That really pushed me over the edge on the subject of maids ( the chapter can be read here. Using such products are healthier for my family and the planet and still get the house as clean as can be. Those other bleach-laden products I used to use not only cause harm to humans and t...
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Neighbourhood kids – Teaching Trash
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Educating myself and the next generation about reducing waste. November 21, 2016. It seems that the children finished their project, although the dumping hasn’t stopped. I’m wondering if it’s possible to get these neighbours to change their habits, especially when there is no municipal support or service to aid them in this process. What is their alternative? Where shall they put their waste? The Garbage Syllabus (a work in progress). Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Bombay Hemp Compa...
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Trash scavenger hunt – Teaching Trash
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Educating myself and the next generation about reducing waste. October 24, 2016. October 24, 2016. My garbology class this term ended with us reading Gita Wolf’s. On Ragpicker Children and Recycling. I had read it to the students last year and it left such an impression that I decided to share it again, even though its length requires at least 2 classes to read through it in its entirety. Students also received their Deepavali homework, which is shared below. How much plastic they used? Fill in the boxes...
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Train trash – Teaching Trash
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Educating myself and the next generation about reducing waste. November 28, 2016. November 28, 2016. Recently I took a trip from Bengaluru to Delhi by train. It was a wonderful experience, except for all of the trash. Travelling by train, not unlike flying in an aeroplane, means producing a large quantity of trash for many reasons, especially because of all the food and drinks served and consumed along the way. A Bah Humbug Post (or ideas for a green Christmas). Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Notify me of n...
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Teaching Trash – Page 2 – educating myself and the next generation about reducing waste
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Educating myself and the next generation about reducing waste. November 25, 2016. I enjoy cleaning my house. In India, this is not something that most people do themselves (there is a documentary called Lakshmi and Me that gives one a sense of this relationship). Most people hire others to clean their homes, sometimes cook their food, garden, wash their cars and any number of other daily household chores. … More Cleaning and clutter. November 21, 2016. The Garbage Syllabus (a work in progress). It’...
