The problem with garbage is that it's a sum zero game. Garbage has to go somewhere but nobody wants it in their backyard. It's as if trash is deposited in the garbage can and somehow it's supposed to disappear into some magic black hole. Problem is, there is no black hole. There isn't even room for any more landfill. What was once thought to be a progressive solution - incinerating garbage - has become a major point of contention. Incineration of things such as plastics and medical waste raise serious doubts in regard to sound health practices. The solution everybody can agree on - recycling - is not a panacea for all the garbage problems. Only so much trash is recyclable. It remains a problem with no easy or cheap solution. Indeed, there is a strong need for a quick solution to the country's garbage problem. Community dwellings such as schools, hospitals, apartments and hotels are the generators of waste in a large quantity. In a day, they generate an average of 50-100 kg of waste every day. These wastes are not properly disposed off. The dumping of garbage as well as non biodegradable waste poses a serious threat to the environment. If waste is efficiently managed in public areas like this, the garbage problem that we face in Kochi can be reduced to a greater extend. With regard to this, schools are identified as the acute area. School is one such public place where you generate lots of biodegradable waste and which can be disposed off effectively by proper enforcement alone. Moreover, schools can be made as the primary target in the drive for garbage-free Kochi. Installation of bio-gas plant in such places not only solves the problem of waste disposal but also can be of economic use. The bio-gas can be used for cooking as well as generating electricity. Though the idea of constructing bio-gas plants is being implemented in some places, a widespread popularity has not been seen. It may be because of the high one time cost. The government is providing subsidy as well as loans for the construction of bio-gas plants in households as well as in institutions.

The article is based on the project activities done by Vatsalya, an NGO based in Lucknow from February 2019 to March 2019 on recycling of waste. The name of the project was "Mission Recycle" that was supported by Plan India. The project was operational as "My school mission recycling as a WASH issue related activity in the Government primary schools in Mall block of Lucknow district of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.There was one objective and 5 expected results of the study. The objective of the study on which the report is based was "Creating Awareness amongst the children and teachers of government schools towards recycle and reuse of PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate) waste". The five results that the study expected out of the activities done by the project were to increase awareness amongst students about recycle and reuse of PET. The second objective was to increase awareness about recycling and waste-reuse related activities. The third was to increase participation of schools at district and state level competitions on recycle and reuse. The fourth focused on cadre of trained teachers who will regularly engage the students in recycling activities and create curriculum/lesson plans that focus on the importance of recycling and re-use. The fifth centred on the quantity of PET & plastics being better managed at the end of the project for appropriate disposal / recycling.

Introduction: Solid waste and excreta are unwanted materials in environment. It includes garbage (food waste), rubbish (Paper, plastics, and wood, metal, throw-away containers. glass), demolition product (brackets, masonry, and piper) sewage treatment residue (sludge and solids from the coarse screening of the domestic sewage), dead animal manure and other discarded material. Methods: This cross sectional descriptive study was carried out to find out a study on the practice of solid waste and excreta management among the students of 9-10 grades of Public Secondary schools of Nawalparasi district. For this purpose 168 respondents were provided with semi-structured questionnaire. Results: A total of 96 percent of the respondent said the class room must be clean but in practice it was found that only 85.71 percent students clean the class room. Majority of the respondent said that they dispose the waste in garbage pit but in practice it was not found so the papers were found to thr...

The present study aimed to conduct an activity on environmental awareness campaign at a kindergarten center, with the children age 4-6 years old. The activity included identify the various types of waste generated at the kindergarten and to realize the conservation practice by participating in simple waste management strategies and an explanation about recycling, reusing and reducing waste (3R). The activity provided the children more awareness about the importance of minimizing the plastic wastes. The activity had created an interesting experience to the young generation through practice activity and has given a light on the nature conservation along their growing years. It can be concluded that the awareness of environmental issues among children have risen up as noted by looking at students physical expression. Children have understood the potential to conserve nature from a simple action which is recycling. After the activity, children's were able to identify and divide the rubbish.