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Top 10 Easy Tips To Lead Low Waste At The Hostel

  Here’s a start-up guide to make you go low waste at your hostel with your friends. This is the best time in your life to bring changes. Good changes stay with you forever. There's joy in practicing a lifestyle together.  1.       Use both sides of your notebook while practicing: We all use old notes for practicing; which is good. Finish your empty notes. 2.     Do not print excess when you do not need: We all have to print projects & assignments. I have no idea what is the purpose of finishing an entire assignment on a word file and then printing it. #doesnotmakesense. We all do print out textbooks sometimes, especially in college. Many times we do need it due to the lack of availability of books. Borrow from library or from your senior. This is the best way to reduce cost.  3.     Buy your study supplies in bulk. Split the bill among your hostel mates: Yes, choose products with minimal packaging. Buying in bulk helps. You can also...

Top 5 Easy Waste Education School Activities.

Schools need to adopt a low waste system for their day to day activities for valid reasons; Of course!    Students need to practice waste management habits from a tender age.   The first step towards that would be to bring awareness among the student & other stakeholders. This awareness should not be limited to a page essay or a chart paper with pictures on it. Because after the end of an academic year, there are going to landfills anyway.  Rather what could be done is practical practice waste management practices in the school itself. This would keep students thinking & questioning. Finally, this curiosity would be the foundation of a large zero-waste practicing community. Not to forget, this would prevent a major chunk of waste dumping in landfills.   Here are 5 easy waste education ideas for schools.  1. Arrange a field trip to recycling units, composting units, sustainable business & landfills: Also Carry the waste collected from scho...