Zero Waste Ladakh

Zero Waste Ladakh believes that livelihood opportunities in waste management can help to create sustainability in the sector. The organisation provides skill development training to self-help groups in creating and marketing products made by upcycling fabric waste. This upcycling skill enables self-help groups to generate income and become self-reliant. The mode of livelihood also has a positive impact on the environment by reducing fabric waste.

Zero Waste Ladakh is a non-profit organization that studies waste- and environment-related issues in Ladakh. It conducts research on the composition and quantity of waste generated in Ladakh, and the ways in which it is currently being managed. This information is used to develop sustainable solutions to the waste problem.

The organisation's research is published and shared with a wide audience to raise awareness of the waste problem and promote sustainable waste management practices.

The organisation's research is essential to developing effective solutions to the waste problem in Ladakh.

Zero Waste Ladakh raises awareness of waste- and environment-related issues in Ladakh. It does this through a variety of channels, including its website, blogs, photographs, documentary films, and social media. It also delivers talks, participates in conferences and webinars, and spreads awareness through mass media. One of its most successful awareness campaigns is "Bring your own bag," which aims to phase out single-use carry bags by encouraging people to bring their own bags to shop. The organization's awareness programme is essential to its mission of creating a waste-free Ladakh.

Zero Waste Ladakh works to reuse and repurpose tailor waste in Ladakh. Tailor waste is the leftover scraps from tailors, and it is often landfilled, incinerated, or burnt in the open. Zero Waste Ladakh collects tailor waste, segregates and sorts it, and creates utility products from it by engaging local self-help groups. The upcycled products are then marketed to generate income for the self-help groups.

Zero Waste Ladakh's intervention helps to conserve textiles, prevent environmental pollution, and foster a circular economy. The organisation's work is essential to addressing the problem of textile waste in Ladakh and creating a more sustainable future for the region.

The organisation works to address the waste problem in Ladakh by training local self-help groups to upcycle fabric waste into sustainable products. The organisation has developed a 200-hour certificate programme that covers waste collection, segregation, product-making, and marketing. The training is free and aims to promote community participation in waste management. After the training, the organisation continues to provide guidance to the self-help groups to help them generate income using their new skills.