Rice rubber
What has anthropocene given us
Before 1920s, women shaving their legs was unheard of….
In a matter of a century, we have given so much of plastic to this world in forms of disposable razors.
Cigarette butts recycled by TerraCycle
Visualisation idea bank
System intervention : Providing employment opportunities and gove giving subsidy for people who pluck and give this along or something. Design a tool to pluck it.
Discussion about Sustainability
[05/07, 4:13 pm] Manan Pahwa: https://www.philips.com/a-w/about/sustainability/sustainable-planet/circular-economy/recycle
[05/07, 4:14 pm] Mudita Pasari: Honestly there is much more to learn out there
[06/07, 6:16 pm] Manan Pahwa: There is a person in NID academics who talks about sustainability a lot, and has really good thoughts. I started having cool conversations with him last year only to realise he does enjoy all the benefits that an urban lifestyle brings but not ready to stop when other urbanised population enjoys the same.
[06/07, 6:17 pm] Manan Pahwa: .
[06/07, 6:17 pm] Manan Pahwa: .
[06/07, 6:19 pm] Manan Pahwa: Constructing my thought on these two points that we discussed yesterday, I feel we can’t really dismiss bulb manufacturing as an ‘unfair unsustainable’ practice. Can we really live without it?
[06/07, 6:20 pm] Manan Pahwa: If no, then how do we adjust/ position our opinions around sustainability? Do we dismiss these contributions? Do we account them as sustainable interventions?
Ofc at a pedagogical and evolutionary level, we could discuss how humanity has transformed. But by discussing this do we really make a difference?
How do we make a difference? And I think AltCo is a step into that direction. Picking up a slice of the bigger problem and solving it while informing ourselves with other interventions around the world.
[08/07, 5:20 pm] Ankur Gangwal: These interventions are quite groundbreaking and inspiring in their own right- if you want to be sustainable, you have to start somewhere- we all claim to start the first organisation that can change the world, but the reality is quite far from it- but the two things that i feel one must not fear acknowledging here are- a. It’s always alright to question these companies and hold them accountable, also when trying to learn from them, to feel conflicted about their “sustainable interventions” is a great place to start from. When you question, you emulate better!
b. when designing a company, sustainability shouldn’t be an afterthought- after building a multi billion dollar company, through mostly unjustified and unsustainable methods, a lot of them tend to now appropriate the sustainability revolution to score brownie points with the new kind of customers who demand more and ask to be treated better!
Would these companies be so big if they were sustainable and ethical from the beginning? But since they are so big, aren’t they better positioned to start these conversations and lead the movement from the front?
[08/07, 5:22 pm] Ankur Gangwal: Also, i think, we are way past the time to “start conversations”- we all need to do a lot more!
[24/06, 8:23 pm] Manan Pahwa: With my parents, they spent their time during the lockdown by playing their childhood game with tamarind seeds and pebbles
[24/06, 8:24 pm] Manan Pahwa: Like Ludo. It’s known as ‘Gajji Chaina’
[24/06, 8:24 pm] Manan Pahwa: My mom drew this on the board and then they’ve been playing all along these 3 months with my niece
[24/06, 8:25 pm] Manan Pahwa: Just struck from a Sustainability perspective. This is like adaptable to be played anywhere – whatever resources you have anywhere.
Project Resign 