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Environment

‘Not plastic’, but Bengaluru will now grapple with discarded polyester flags post Independence Day

August 17, 2018 Seema Prasad

The state ban on plastic and the central government advisory against use of plastic flags this Independence Day meant that many vendors switched to polyester fabric flags. But what does this really mean? What will be the impact of our celebrations on the environment?

Infrastructure

Bengaluru’s enterprises win Swacch Bharat Urban awards

July 10, 2018 News Desk

The awards are a recognition for Saahas model of bulk waste management and Daily Dump model of miniature composting at homes.

Infrastructure

Street play spreads awareness on e-waste at Forum Mall

September 19, 2017 Poornima Kannan

E-waste is going to be the biggest waste nightmare Bengaluru will see, in a few years. This is what Saahas has been doing to spread awareness on it.

Environment

Drop off e-waste at these Bangalore One centres

August 7, 2017 Poornima Kannan

The bE initiative has setup e-Waste collection at Bangalore One centres in 10 wards so far. 3 tonnes of e-waste has been collected and 830 kgs of carbon emissions reduced!

Infrastructure

A website to help you to get help from ragpickers

June 27, 2014 Nikita Malusare

Hiring a waste vendor is just a mouse-click away. The website makes you waste-sensitive!

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Civic

“We can have a clean city”

May 10, 2012 News Desk

Join Saahas campaign and come out on the streets and participate; not to sweep the street but to influence and change minds and have a clean city.

Civic

How we started segregating our waste

November 29, 2009 Sandya Narayanan

A sea of plastic bags were sitting around, while all our children were playing in the driveway. An accidental wrong hit and and they would be scrambling amongst the garbage looking for their ball . Something had to be done. And fast.


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