Shampoo bars are replacing liquid shampoo in plastic bottles. Learn how solid shampoo cuts packaging waste, eliminates PET bottles, reduces transport emissions, and saves resources by removing water from the product. A small change in form, a big change in impact Most of us grew up thinking shampoo must be liquid in a plastic bottle. […]
In a world where every drop of resource matters, many everyday products still carry hidden inefficiencies. Take your typical liquid hand wash: it’s mostly water. That means most of the weight and volume transported from factories to stores to your home is just… water — with all the associated energy, packaging, and emissions. What if
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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The Real Cost of Condiment Sachets and Paper Napkins Aditi Deodhar discusses how default condiment sachets and paper napkins in take-away orders create hidden waste, carbon emissions, and microplastic pollution — and why a simple “Ask First” approach can save money and protect the environment. When we think of restaurant waste, we usually picture big
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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
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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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
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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