From January 13 to 18, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India, invited residents to tweet about their green habits to inspire the others. With the theme of ‘My Green habit’, there were many residents who shared their daily routines. One of them happened to be Pinky Chandran, a resident of Teacher’s Colony and the co-founder of a community radio station in Bangalore. To know more about her many accomplishments, read our detailed profile on her HERE.
Coming back to the Swach Sarvekshan campaign, this is what Pinky shared on Twitter: “MyGreenHabit #1: Composting at home. As an individual, I think it is extremely important to reduce valuable resources going into the dumpyard/landfill. I am using the HoneyBee composter. My Green Habit #2: Flower collection from the streets. This makes for excellent compost. My #3 habit is to grow my kitchen garden. Eat healthy, eat seasonal food. Opt for a farmers market. I also carry my own bottle, coffee mug, plate, spoon, straw and cloth bag, container, while traveling within the city or outside. Similarly, takeaways is my own dabba. That’s not all. I also make my own natural cleaners – Orange and lemon peels along with soapnut and salt. It’s healthy, safe, and guilt free.”
Dentist Bhairavi Joshi shared her habit: “I cycle to work and carry a cloth bag everywhere. I use compost at home, and use steel glasses and suction tips in my clinic. My best was to collect all the bottles of Valsad Marathon and turn them into dustbins.”
HRD professional Amit Madan had this to say: “For weekend shopping, I carry at least half a dozen cloth/ jute bags and refuse plastic bags offered by grocery stores, fruit & vegetable vendors! I also carry spare cloth/jute bag on a daily basis while leaving for office!”
Palak is recycling pens in the same manner: “I haven’t been throwing pens once they’re finished ever since I started using pens. I get them refilled. It started because some pens were too pretty to throw, but later I realised how it was actually eco-friendly.” In addition, she keeps three different sets of dustbins for various types of garbage. “It is not only important to throw garbage into the bin, but to throw the garbage in the correct bin so that garbage disposal is done efficiently!”
Tulika Shukla reuses plastic bottles and how! This picture says it all.
And who better than composting queen Vani Murthy, an urban farmer, to have the last word on this: “Composting needs no excuses, space can hardly be a constraint. In my small balcony I have so many Composting systems. Both aerobic and anaerobic.” And how can we forget the series of green campaigns by the ministry on green habits?
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