November 2025 - A Zero-Waste Pune City

How a PMC Corporator Can Lead a Plastic-Free Tiffin Box, Bottle & Textbook-Cover Initiative in 5 Schools in the Ward—A Complete, Practical Guide

For the complete guidance and implementation support Contact Mission City Chakra, Centre for Sustainable Development, Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics +91 7350000385, aditi.deodhar@gipe.ac.in × Plastic has quietly become a part of every child’s daily routine—tiffin boxes, water bottles, textbook covers, snack wrappers, stationery. But recent research shows that this routine exposure, especially between ages […]

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The Tiny Plastic Hook That Turns Into a Big Waste Problem

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Why Jockey’s Single-Use Hanger Is a Design Failure — And How It Could Lead the Industry Instead Open a pack of innerwear from any large brand and you’ll often find a small plastic hook or hanger attached to the packaging. Its only job is to let the pack hang neatly on a retail display. The

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The Family Steel Tiffin Pledge: A Small Commitment That Protects Your Child — and Inspires Your Neighborhood

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At Mission City Chakra, we believe that big environmental change begins with simple, everyday actions at home. One of the most powerful of these steps is something every family can do today:switching from plastic tiffins to steel tiffins for children. To turn this intention into a meaningful commitment, we’ve introduced the Family Steel Tiffin Pledge

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A Zero-Waste Pune and India — Yes, It Is Possible

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Protecting Child Health While Turning Policy Into Action In just two years, Mission City Chakra — an initiative of the Centre for Sustainable Development at Gokhale Institute of Politics & Economics — has partnered with more than 600 schools across Pune. Out of these, 130 schools have already adopted zero-waste policies, impacting nearly 2.5 lakh

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