How Mission City Chakra scales from schools to families, markets, and cities—offering a blueprint for urban sustainability across India.
Pune Steel Tiffin Day on 4 Feb is a city-wide student pledge for waste reduction at source. Join the school pledge and family pledge with MCC. A city-wide pledge for waste reduction at source On 4th February, students across Pune City will take the Steel Tiffin Pledge — a simple but powerful commitment to shift […]
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‘Not a single leaf is burnt in my ward’; what a powerful announcement that would be. Yes, corporators in Pune and PCMC can stop leaf burning, create jobs for SHGs, and improve air quality by converting garden waste into biochar and biochar-based products. Learn how this model delivers visible results for citizens, the city, and
The Daily Tea-Coffee Habit We Never Question In most offices, tea and coffee arrive in paper cups—quietly, efficiently, and without debate. One cup.Then another.Every day. It feels harmless. But let’s pause and do the maths. The Maths of a “Small” Habit Let’s take one office employee — Mr. X. Daily: 2 paper cups Weekly: 10
Discover the Skip the Slip movement in the US, why thermal paper receipts are harmful, and how opting out can reduce waste and protect health. Every day across the world, millions of shoppers receive paper receipts they quickly discard, tuck into pockets, or forget at the bottom of their bags. What feels like a small
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Plastic tiffins are not a personal lifestyle issue. They are a public health, waste prevention, and governance challenge. Here’s why eliminating them requires policy-level action. Reframing the Conversation: This Is Not About Personal Preference Plastic tiffins are often discussed as a choice: “People should choose better.”“Families can switch if they want to.”“It’s a lifestyle decision.”
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Mission City Chakra demonstrates how child-led behaviour change and family pledges can serve as a scalable upstream intervention—preventing plastic exposure, microplastic pollution, and long-term public health costs. Why Upstream Interventions Matter in Urban Waste Policy Urban waste systems across India—including Pune—are largely designed to manage waste after it is generated. Collection efficiency, processing capacity, and
Mission City Chakra School Model offers a scalable, low-cost blueprint for Indian cities to prevent plastic waste at source through schools, families, and upstream behaviour change. India’s Urban Challenge Needs a New Kind of Solution India’s cities are growing faster than their waste systems. Despite improvements in collection and processing, plastic pollution continues to rise—largely
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When you order food at home, do you really need ketchup sachets, vinegar pouches, oregano packets, or paper napkins?For most people, the answer is no—because the moment the delivery arrives, these items go straight into the trash unopened.Yet across India, millions of condiment sachets and paper napkins are pushed into every order by default—even when
