Students array 'trash couture' to spread eco-awareness
While many school students know environment only through their textbooks as just another subject they need to study and take exams for, organisations like Tetra Pak, Teri, RUR and others have teamed up to emphasize to students the importance of living in a healthy environment through fun activities like designing clothes using scrapped stuff - the activity is labelled 'Trash Couture' - and even making music from waste materials. There were also certain workshops held for teachers and parents such as ayurvedic cooking and growing terrariums (plants in glass bowls).
"This is our second Trash Festival in Mumbai and we have been making a conscious effort to target each demographic to increase awareness about basic things like the proper way to dispose of tetrapacks and the three basic Rs - reduce, reuse and recycle - apart from 'refuse'.
"We want students to be knowledgeable about sustainable consumption. For us it's not just an annual interaction, we hold workshops throughout the year and help make environment a more tangible issue for students," said Supriya Singh.
There was also a workshop on keeping food safe by Jaideep Gokhale, communications director of Tetra Pak, India, who spoke about their initiatives such as the Right To Keep Food Safe, and Nutrient Quotient, which is a website programme that informs about the right kinds of food to eat.
A student from St Aloysius School said, "I'm passionate about cooking so I'm really looking forward to the kinds of events that have been organised and I think this is a great way to learn about our direct environment rather than merely reading about."
While many school students know environment only through their textbooks as just another subject they need to study and take exams for, organisations like Tetra Pak, Teri, RUR and others have teamed up to emphasize to students the importance of living in a healthy environment through fun activities like designing clothes using scrapped stuff - the activity is labelled 'Trash Couture' - and even making music from waste materials. There were also certain workshops held for teachers and parents such as ayurvedic cooking and growing terrariums (plants in glass bowls).
"This is our second Trash Festival in Mumbai and we have been making a conscious effort to target each demographic to increase awareness about basic things like the proper way to dispose of tetrapacks and the three basic Rs - reduce, reuse and recycle - apart from 'refuse'.
"We want students to be knowledgeable about sustainable consumption. For us it's not just an annual interaction, we hold workshops throughout the year and help make environment a more tangible issue for students," said Supriya Singh.
There was also a workshop on keeping food safe by Jaideep Gokhale, communications director of Tetra Pak, India, who spoke about their initiatives such as the Right To Keep Food Safe, and Nutrient Quotient, which is a website programme that informs about the right kinds of food to eat.
A student from St Aloysius School said, "I'm passionate about cooking so I'm really looking forward to the kinds of events that have been organised and I think this is a great way to learn about our direct environment rather than merely reading about."
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