Adar Poonawalla Clean City Initiative

Each year, over 2.1 billion tons of municipal solid waste are generated by households, service providers, and small businesses. It's undeniable that this figure is expected to surge in the future as urbanization and consumption continue to escalate. The spectrum of solid waste includes paper, plastics, food scraps, textiles, packaging materials, yard waste, household e-waste and cleaning products. Shockingly, the United Nations reports that 2.7 billion people lack access to proper waste collection, with the majority residing in rural areas. Without urgent action, this municipal waste is projected to balloon to 3.8 billion tons annually by 2050 ( https://www.unep.org/events/ un-day/international-day-zero- waste-2024 ) . Improper waste management poses serious threats to human health and the environment. The sheer scale of untreated waste presents one of the most significant challenges not only for the future but also for the present day. The ' International Day

  एकीकडे हवामान बदलाचे भयानक स्वरूप आपण अनुभवत असताना त्याला कारणीभूत असणाऱ्या प्रमुख घटकांपैकी एक असलेल्या कचऱ्याबाबत आपण अजूनही उदासीन आहोत.  आपण कधी विचार केला आहे की कचरा एकदा आपल्या घरातून निघून गेला की त्याचे काय होते? तो गूढपणे अदृश्य होत नाही. आपल्या घरातला कचरा आपल्या नजरेसमोरून गेला की आपली जबाबदारी संपली असा आपला समज झाला आहे.  त्या कचऱ्याचे पुढे काय होते, कचऱ्याची विल्हेवाट कशी लावली जाते, त्यावर कोणत्या प्रक्रिया केल्या जातात याबद्दल फारसे काही माहित नसते.काही सामाजिक संस्था, स्वयंसेवक,विद्यार्थी कचऱ्याच्या समस्या हाताळण्यासाठी व कचऱ्याबाबतची जागरूकता वाढविण्याचे प्रयत्न करत आहेत. तरी देखील वैयक्तिक स्तरावर प्रत्येकाने हे जाणून घेणे गरजेचे आहे की आपल्या घरातून बाहेर पडलेल्या कचऱ्याचे पुढे काय होते.   पूर्वी आपण बाजारातून वस्तू आणण्यासाठी कापडी पिशवीचा वापर करायचो,त्यामुळे कचऱ्याची समस्या ही मर्यादित असायची. सध्याच्या बदललेल्या जीवनशैलीनुसार आपण थेट बाजारात न जाता ऑनलाइन खरेदी करतो. त्यामध्ये वस्तूपेक्षा जास्त हे त्याचे प्लास्टिकचे वेष्टन असते, त्यामुळे कचरा

The’ Global Recycling Day ’ is celebrated every year on 18 March. This year the theme is ‘ Recycling Heroes ’ which means celebrating people and their initiatives which are promoting recycling.    Our mother earth is shedding out natural resources faster than ever before and the day may not be far away when we might run out of these resources. Water, minerals, oil, coal, gas, metals and others are primary resources under threat, Rapid economic progress and urbanization leading to increased consumption is adding to this challenge which has grown to humongous proportions. Whatever is consumed if thrown away is adding to the mountains of waste.  The current state of dumping and accumulating waste is not helping anybody. It is affecting natural habitats, animals and human activities and livelihood. The temperatures are increasing, icecaps are melting faster than we ever thought, forest fires are becoming a new reality and weathers are getting more extreme. Our Planet is in a

In line with its ongoing commitment to foster citizen involvement in maintaining the cleanliness of the city, Adar Poonawalla Clean City (APCCI) recently hosted a special event to honor the residents of Kalyani Nagar for their unwavering spirit of volunteerism. Kalyani Nagar, a picturesque suburb in Pune, boasts proactive and engaged citizens who prioritize dialogue and mutual respect within their community.   Fuelled by numerous citizen-led initiatives, the locality stands out as one of the most dynamic in the city. A shining example is 'Team Swachh Kalyani Nagar,' whose 'Resource Cycling Center' (RRC) project, in collaboration with the Pune Municipal Corporation, has brought about tangible positive change. This organized waste segregation facility owes its success to a dedicated group of local residents whose commitment, sense of ownership, and perseverance have transformed cleanliness into a grassroot movement. APCCI honoured these change-makers in recognit