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Issue No: 374, Setemer 2020

Promoting zero waste

Bulk containers at Pour Tous Distribution CentreZero waste is the conservation of all resources by means of responsible production, consumption, reuse, and recovery of all products, packaging, and materials, without burning them, and without discharges to land, water, or air that threaten the environment or human health.She is passionate about it. Zero waste, she says, is a life style, which should be followed by all Auroville residents and become a target for Auroville as a whole. Meet Laure Huys, a Belgian national who joined Auroville three years ago and who is focused on promoting zero waste and package-free products.“I’ve always been interested in projects relating to the environment,” says Laure. “Before joining Auroville, I was living in France where my interest in a zero-waste lifestyle and waste reduction through package-free product supply was kindled. In France, last year, package free purchases have grown by 40%. But when I came to Auroville I was a little disappointed...
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Issue No. 374, Setemer 2020

  • Vikas: About Money
  • Marc: Nothing can stop coffee
  • News in brief
  • A Glimpse of the future?
  • Svaram's New Note
  • Growing up in Auroville: Sneha’s reflections
  • Growing up in Auroville: Neha’s story
  • Tency: yearning for impossible dreams
  • In memoriam: Giorgio Moliniari
  • In memoriam: Hervé Millet
  • Promoting zero waste
  • COVID-19 and the Auroville economy
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  • Growing up in Auroville: Jangchup’s experience

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