#Bengaluru, you're making change happen! Since the launch of our partner @bbcmaIND campaign Got Old Clothes?, Bengalureans have stepped up in a big way—saving 1.1 tonnes of clothes and textile waste from ending up in landfills. That’s twice the usual amount collected across the 16 Dry Waste Collection Centres! ♻️ Got old clothes lying around? 👕 Drop a comment below, and we’ll share how you can be part of the movement. This campaign is powered by Saamuhika Shakti partner BBC Media Action's initiative @InvaluablesBLR, in collaboration with partners @Hasiru_Dala and @ApparelCircular. #InvaluableRecyclers #NammaBengaluru #Bangalore #WasteManagement #GotOldClothes #WastePickers #InclusiveCircularity

In #Bengaluru, over 75% of household #TextileWaste ends up in landfills or is incinerated—contributing to pollution and taking up precious space. But it doesn’t have to be this way. In April, we partnered with Bangalore Apartments Federation (@BAFBLR) to launch a textile waste collection drive that champions circularity and community action. With the enthusiastic support of resident volunteers, six apartment communities in Bengaluru—Prestige Greenwoods, Brigade Paramount, Shivnag Dharani Heights, Pride Pegasus, Terrace Gardens - Ittamadu, and Sobha Ivory—came together to collect an incredible 505 kgs of textile waste! What happens to the clothes after? The collected textile waste is processed responsibly—recycled, downcycled, upcycled, or resold. What cannot be processed is sent to a waste-to-energy plant, ensuring nothing ends up in landfills. Currently, 81% of textile waste in India ends up in landfills, polluting the environment. This drive is part of a larger inclusive and circular textile waste management model established in Bengaluru by Saamuhika Shakti partners Circular Apparel Innovation Factory (@ApparelCircular) and @Hasiru_Dala, which not only addresses waste at its root but also creates inclusive and circular livelihood opportunities for waste pickers. 📹 Watch this insightful feature by @elizabethshilpa for @the_hindu on how this model is solving for textile waste problem in the city: youtu.be/IaCE0MAOYCw?si=L5-L… This initiative showcases what’s possible when communities take the lead in solving issues locally and collaborate for a sustainable future. Photos by BAF volunteers #InvaluableRecyclers #NammaBengaluru #Bangalore #WasteManagement #GotOldClothes #WastePickers #InclusiveCircularity @InvaluablesBLR

#InvaluableRecyclers need you to listen! ♻️ So marketing genius Shantala Kumar is here to help them. 💡 #GotOldClothes #InclusiveCircularity #Invaluables

#Bengaluru #WastePickers #InclusiveCircularity #CircularEconomy #Fashion #Recycle #Sustainability #CollectiveImpact #Invaluablerecyclers #Livelihoods

🌐 Last week, we convened leaders to explore #InclusiveCircularity, focusing on fair job transitions in the EU's Circular Economy. Grateful to our speakers W. Neale & @MariaNikolo, and all participants from NGOs, Member States, academia, & beyond! Let's continue the dialogue. 🔄

The latest edition of @SaamuhikaShakti quarterly newsletter is out Intellecap's @ApparelCircular also partners with Saamuhika Shakti to expand on #InclusiveCircularity learnings to set up Circular Textiles Waste Models in Bengaluru Read & subscribe bit.ly/443Wk5j

For Green Phoenix Project's Sustainability Sparks series, @vidhi_vora speaks with Hasiru Dala co-founder and executive director @nalini on a wide-ranging fireside chat about #InclusiveCircularity and how it isn't something only a few can work for! youtube.com/watch?v=j5srAYpR…

Tight collaboration and shifting power relations. Through the #saamuhikashakti initiative, 10 organizations work with waste pickers in Bengaluru, India, to integrate them into a circular system, using the #CollectiveImpact method. Sponsored by @hmfoundation #inclusivecircularity

Linear is out, circular is in. Time to change the rules and win. #InclusiveCircularity #WCEF2023 #DecentJobs

.Ashaya is also committing a portion of all sales towards school scholarships for children of waste pickers. This is #InclusiveCircularity at its best!

What is #InclusiveCircularity? They are initiatiaves where both people & planet can thrive. Saamuhika Shakti hosted a conversation on inclusive circularity with @hmfoundation , @HasiruDalaInnov , @SocialAlphaIN & @SwmrtBengaluru recently. Read: bit.ly/40NqMyE (1/2)

Read the @SaamuhikaShakti March newsletter! Intellecap @ApparelCircular also partners with Saamuhika Shakti to expand on #InclusiveCircularity learnings to set up Circular Textiles Waste Models (CTWM) in Bengaluru. Be sure to check it out - bit.ly/42W0T1m

Our March newsletter is out! We bring to you our stories & learnings - an unseen world of hair pickers, a sisterhood of success, what we mean by #InclusiveCircularity, how partners frame gender work & how children in waste-picking communities learn. bit.ly/42W0T1m

At @HasiruDalaInnov, our ethos of #InclusiveCircularity(TM) is the deliberate and planned #inclusion of #waste pickers as an integral part of the evolving #CircularEconomy value chain. #InternationalZeroWasteDay

What do we mean by #inclusivecircularity ? @DeccanHerald wrote about the session we held earlier this week on how philanthropic & commercial capital can work together in waste mgmt for planet, people & profitability. @hmfoundation @SocialAlphaIN @HasiruDalaInnov @SwmrtBengaluru

This training (and the others to follow) are a part of our #JustTransition initiatives for waste pickers in an environment of #InclusiveCircularity.

This #InternationalWastePickersDay, we salute the immeasurable contribution of waste pickers to our communities and daily lives. @bbcmaIND @CAREIndia @Hasiru_Dala @sambhavforindia @stc_india @SocialAlphaIN @WaterAidIndia @ApparelCircular @Enviu #inclusivecircularity

Cash for Trash: Women waste pickers are upcycling their lives - TOI Story by @thenudge_in & @SaamuhikaShakti Intellecap's @ApparelCircular partners with @SaamuhikaShakti to expand on #InclusiveCircularity learnings to set up Circular Textiles Waste Models in Bengaluru.

Two new partners are joining the Saamuhika Shakti #CollectiveImpact initiative! With @Enviu & @ApparelCircular, we expand on our #InclusiveCircularity learnings to set up Circular Textiles Waste Models (CTWM) in Bengaluru. Read all about it here: bit.ly/3GjM9Qt

Exposure to e-waste toxins can lead to miscarriages, low birth weights, spontaneous abortions, stillbirths, and other adverse birth outcomes in mothers, as neurocognitive issues and decreased lung function in children. #EPRGrandChallenge #InclusiveCircularity #Greendeal #EUAfrica