Ewaste | Where Do Old Computers Go?

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They Hide In Overhead Lofts and Dusty Cupboards

Look around your home. How much e-crap do you see lying around the place? By e-crap, we refer to defunct cell phones, old computer components, broken televisions, headsets, miles of wires and other electronic appliances.  Where do you think this will wind up?

They Are Sold As Scrap

One day, you’ll call the raddi-guy and he’ll cart your old goodies off. He’ll sell them by the kilo to an old man with a tempo who will carry off your old computer to a slum in a filthy part of town. And there begins the process of recycling your old machine.

How To Reuse Old Mixed Tapes | Try Crochet

We don’t know about you, but most of us at Green Life are products of the 90s who don’t have the heart to throw away our now defunct mixed tape collections. Besides, they’d just fill up the landfill, never rotting, always waiting.

Ever since one of our Facebook friends put up a picture of this cute little mobile phone pouch – made from audio tape, we’ve been craving to turn our favorite tapes into pouches. So we invited Ms. Rupa Gandhi of Noida, winner of our Recycling Ideas Challenge on Facebook, to write us a guest post on how we can make these things ourselves.

– The Green Life Initiative Team

Exclusive! Prasad Bidapa Joins The Green Life Initiative

Meet Prasad Bidapa, a legend among India’s fashionistas, trainer of many-a-gorgeous Ms. India, choreographer, idea guy, PR wiz and above all, a true-blue desi designer with a footprint in every chic corner of the world. Mr. Bidapa has kindly consented to spearhead The Green Life Initiative’s Trashion Movement. Here’s a sneak peek into the mind behind Funk The Junk.

Why do you support the Green Life initiative?
Mr. Bidapa. Anything that inspires us to save the world makes me feel I

Prasad Bidapa's Green Life Ideas

must contribute towards reducing my carbon footprint, so Green Life definitely gets my support for the great work they do.

As an authority, can you tell us the honest state of India’s fashion industry in terms of resources and sustainability?

Mr. Bidapa. India is booming and the new generation of Indian designers have the potential to become International Brand names with the right support and backing. It is an extremely healthy industry but the Government needs to accord it full Industry status to encourage development, otherwise it will stay moribund.