{"id":4299,"date":"2022-07-25T08:19:40","date_gmt":"2022-07-25T03:49:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adventure.auroville.com\/?p=4299"},"modified":"2022-07-28T07:33:07","modified_gmt":"2022-07-28T03:03:07","slug":"reaching-the-future-generation-wasteless","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adventure.auroville.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/25\/reaching-the-future-generation-wasteless\/","title":{"rendered":"Reaching the Future Generation: WasteLess"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>WasteLess is an Auroville unit which develops innovative education materials on sustainable consumption, plastic pollution and waste management, aimed specifically at children. Just as the new ban on single use plastics takes effect in India, WasteLess founders and siblings Ribhu and Chandrah sit down with us at their office in Auroville\u2019s brand new RE-CENTRE, to talk about how they got started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pester Power<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/adventure.auroville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/wasreless_39-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adventure.auroville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/wasreless_39-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/adventure.auroville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/wasreless_39-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/adventure.auroville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/wasreless_39-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/adventure.auroville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/wasreless_39.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It all began in January 2010 with a campaign called Litter Free Auroville. \u201cThat was the start of how we got into education\u201d, says Chandrah. \u201cSeeing the positive impact on students during Litter Free Auroville, got us thinking about children aged 6-15 and education. Children this age have this connection to their environment, and they have an amazing pester power: They go home, and they talk to their parents about whatever they learned in school with us. It\u2019s a very interesting age group to work with, because they\u2019re open to new experiences, and also it gives us energy to work with the future generation because they are the future leaders and voters. It makes sense to catch them early on, before they start to become teenagers and get into fashion and the latest gadgets.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sibling team launched WasteLess on October 7th, 2011, with a project called Garbology 101, an educational toolkit with different activities. They worked with four schools in total, which included both outreach and Auroville schools, in developing programmes and testing them, which meant getting feedback from teachers and students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"852\" height=\"735\" src=\"https:\/\/adventure.auroville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/kNOw-PLASTICs2.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4396\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/adventure.auroville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/kNOw-PLASTICs2.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/adventure.auroville.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/25\/reaching-the-future-generation-wasteless\/know-plastics2\/\" class=\"wp-image-4396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adventure.auroville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/kNOw-PLASTICs2.jpg 852w, https:\/\/adventure.auroville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/kNOw-PLASTICs2-300x259.jpg 300w, https:\/\/adventure.auroville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/kNOw-PLASTICs2-768x663.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 852px) 100vw, 852px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/adventure.auroville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Garbology-games-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4338\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/adventure.auroville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Garbology-games.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/adventure.auroville.com\/?attachment_id=4338\" class=\"wp-image-4338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adventure.auroville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Garbology-games-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/adventure.auroville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Garbology-games-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/adventure.auroville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Garbology-games-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/adventure.auroville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Garbology-games-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/adventure.auroville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Garbology-games.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"610\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/adventure.auroville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/pick_it_up2.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4395\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/adventure.auroville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/pick_it_up2.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/adventure.auroville.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/25\/reaching-the-future-generation-wasteless\/pick_it_up2\/\" class=\"wp-image-4395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adventure.auroville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/pick_it_up2.jpg 610w, https:\/\/adventure.auroville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/pick_it_up2-229x300.jpg 229w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cAuroville is a brilliant place with such diversity, and we can really try to bridge the gap between the latest science, and a child\u2019s heart and mindset,\u201d says Ribhu. \u201cIf you look at conventional education, we\u2019re just repeating what scientists say. But that information and the facts alone, don\u2019t really inspire action. With Auroville schools, we have very passionate teachers and students who are free and open to work with us and co-design experiences that inspire them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe test out ideas, and some of them belly flop, they don\u2019t work in the classroom. So then we ask the students: \u2018<em>How would you teach this concept to one of your classmates? What would you like to do?<\/em>\u2018. We involve the students and teachers in the design, and a lot of teachers give us brilliant ideas. This is super-exciting in Auroville. Once we have that little bit of magic, we share these resources online, so that the education is accessible to anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignwide columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/adventure.auroville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Playing-kNOw-PLASTICS-3-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4336\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/adventure.auroville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Playing-kNOw-PLASTICS-3.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/adventure.auroville.com\/?attachment_id=4336\" class=\"wp-image-4336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adventure.auroville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Playing-kNOw-PLASTICS-3-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/adventure.auroville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Playing-kNOw-PLASTICS-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/adventure.auroville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Playing-kNOw-PLASTICS-3-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/adventure.auroville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Playing-kNOw-PLASTICS-3.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/adventure.auroville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Playing-kNOw-PLASTICS-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4335\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/adventure.auroville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Playing-kNOw-PLASTICS-2.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/adventure.auroville.com\/?attachment_id=4335\" class=\"wp-image-4335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adventure.auroville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Playing-kNOw-PLASTICS-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/adventure.auroville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Playing-kNOw-PLASTICS-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/adventure.auroville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Playing-kNOw-PLASTICS-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/adventure.auroville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Playing-kNOw-PLASTICS-2.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A Secret Language<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe found that plastics are one of the biggest challenges in our waste stream \u2013 they are everywhere.\u201d, Chandrah says. \u201cAt one point a student told us: \u2018<em>Plastic is plastic<\/em>\u2018. In reality, there are many different types of plastic, and you can tell the plastic apart by a secret language called the <em>Resin Codes<\/em>, invented by the plastic lobby to aid in recycling. Most of us don\u2019t know anything about these. So we introduced these seven Resin Codes in one of our first games, called Trash Concentration.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a memory game, and students asked teachers: <em>What does this mean?<\/em> And the teachers then looked it up in the book we gave them, and said \u201c<em>Oh, this is a safer plastic<\/em>\u201c. The Students started flipping over anything plastic, looking for the resin code. Once they found that it was safer for food, they were happy. When they found plastic that wasn\u2019t good, they were outraged. We found that students were really curious about what plastic was bad for them. Once they start flipping plastic, they want to know more.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/adventure.auroville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Transition-School-1-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adventure.auroville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Transition-School-1-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/adventure.auroville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Transition-School-1-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/adventure.auroville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Transition-School-1-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/adventure.auroville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Transition-School-1-1.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cThat was when our model totally changed, and when we really looked at \u2018What can we learn in Auroville which is meaningful for the world?\u2019\u201d, the duo say. \u201cWe used that as the entry point, and developed a game called <em>kNOw PLASTICS<\/em>. Through piloting kNOw PLASTICS over 8-lessons with about 10,000 students we had enough data, so we went to the government and said: \u2018<em>Here\u2019s a new way to teach children about plastics.<\/em>\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Using insights from kNOw PLASTICS and Garbology, they offered to write textbook chapters focusing on solid waste management, sustainable consumption and plastic pollution. Their material has been included in five different English and Tamil-language textbooks, reaching an estimated one million students in Tamil Nadu government schools each year. Going forward, they hope to take this curriculum nationally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignwide columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"611\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/adventure.auroville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/0737_0002-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4352\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/adventure.auroville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/0737_0002-2.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/adventure.auroville.com\/?attachment_id=4352\" class=\"wp-image-4352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adventure.auroville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/0737_0002-2.jpg 611w, https:\/\/adventure.auroville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/0737_0002-2-204x300.jpg 204w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 611px) 100vw, 611px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"761\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/adventure.auroville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Flipping-plastic-to-find-the-resin-code-1-761x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4376\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/adventure.auroville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Flipping-plastic-to-find-the-resin-code-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/adventure.auroville.com\/?attachment_id=4376\" class=\"wp-image-4376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adventure.auroville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Flipping-plastic-to-find-the-resin-code-1-761x1024.jpg 761w, https:\/\/adventure.auroville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Flipping-plastic-to-find-the-resin-code-1-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/adventure.auroville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Flipping-plastic-to-find-the-resin-code-1-768x1034.jpg 768w, https:\/\/adventure.auroville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Flipping-plastic-to-find-the-resin-code-1.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 761px) 100vw, 761px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Sea Change<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe National Geographic Society is the dream donor\u201d, Ribhu comments on WasteLess\u2019 latest collaboration. \u201cThey love the work, they love education and they\u2019re deeply interested in bridging the gap between the latest science and classrooms. And everyone in the team has loved National Geographic growing up.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of their <strong><em>Planet or Plastic?<\/em><\/strong> campaign, National Geographic posted a request for proposals on reducing marine plastic pollution, with education as a large component. With a proposal for an innovative curriculum aimed at 10-13 year old students in Tamil Nadu Government schools , WasteLess received a grant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignwide columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/adventure.auroville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/class2.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4345\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/adventure.auroville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/class2.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/adventure.auroville.com\/?attachment_id=4345\" class=\"wp-image-4345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adventure.auroville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/class2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/adventure.auroville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/class2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/adventure.auroville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/class2-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/adventure.auroville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/class3.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4346\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/adventure.auroville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/class3.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/adventure.auroville.com\/?attachment_id=4346\" class=\"wp-image-4346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adventure.auroville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/class3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/adventure.auroville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/class3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/adventure.auroville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/class3-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In support of India\u2019s recent ban on single-use plastics and in partnership with the Tamil Nadu government, WasteLess hopes to launch their new programme, Sea Change, later this year. \u201cIt will be one of the most innovative marine microplastics curricula in the country\u201d \u2013 says Ribhu \u2013 \u201ctargeting low-income students. Once we have the data of what works, and what doesn\u2019t work, at a scale of 10,000 kids, we\u2019ll go to the government and advocate for including this type of education in mainstream curricula in the rest of the country.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Besides creating educational programmes, Divya from Wasteless has also pioneered a plastic waste audit of Auroville shops to analyze their packaging by brand. \u201cWe need to start looking at our products, and holding companies accountable for the packaging they produce\u201d, adds Chandrah. By taking a clear snapshot of how Auroville is doing in terms of groceries, it becomes possible to have a benchmark for future initiatives on non-recyclable packaging. This new project is supported by the global movement <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breakfreefromplastic.org\/\">Break Free From Plastic<\/a>, of which WasteLess are also a core member.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Changing the Narrative<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/adventure.auroville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/class1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adventure.auroville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/class1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/adventure.auroville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/class1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/adventure.auroville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/class1-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cA very low percentage of plastics are getting recycled\u201d, says Chandrah. \u201cGlobally over 91% of it is getting burned, buried or ending up in our environment \u2013 and often in our oceans. There is a big narrative being sold that plastic is easily recyclable, and this narrative has to change. It\u2019s not realistic, as most plastics cannot be recycled in a way that is cost-effective.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ribhu comments: \u201cIt\u2019s really interesting that this education is being developed and implemented in India. The amount of plastics we\u2019re using per capita in India is much less than in the Global North. The average Indian citizen uses about 20 kilos of plastic a year while the average European or North American would be buying and using 100 kilos a year or so. We\u2019re excited to be part of education, so that we don\u2019t follow in the trajectory of other countries and have the average Indian producing 100 kgs of waste per year. Because imagine what the road would look like. [laughs]\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>WasteLess is committed to providing educational material to any school regardless of income, and their resources can be downloaded from the <a href=\"https:\/\/wastelessindia.org\/\">WasteLess website<\/a>. 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