A Solid Waste Management Learning Center - Swachagraha Kalika Kendra

Explore the innovative Swachagraha Kalika Kendra, a solid waste management learning center, in this TEDxABBS talk by Vasuki Iyengar. Discover how this public facility, established by SWMRT (Solid Waste Management Round Table), promotes sustainable waste management practices through live demonstrations of community and home composting units. Learn about the center's efforts to educate citizens and municipalities on waste minimization, source segregation, and adopting eco-friendly habits at home and in communities. Gain insights from Iyengar, an engineering graduate with over two decades of IT industry experience, who now dedicates his expertise to waste management consulting and leads by example in sustainable living. Understand the importance of the 4R principle (Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) and how initiatives like the Swachagraha Kalika Kendra contribute to improving public health, clean air and water, safe food, healthy soil, and inclusive livelihoods.