Clean to Green Takes Sustainability Learning Beyond Awareness Through Student Engagement and On-Ground Action

In Delhi, another Training and Awareness Session was organised at Government Co-ed Secondary School, Block 2, Geeta Colony, on August 13. Students were sensitised to the importance of e-waste management, segregation, recycling and responsible disposal, and were encouraged to carry these practices beyond the classroom into their homes and communities. The programme sought to inspire young participants to become sustainability ambassadors who can influence responsible behaviour among those around them.

Taking the engagement a step further from awareness to action, Clean to Green conducted a Training and Awareness Session along with an E-Waste Collection Drive at ICFAI Business School (IBS), Gurugram, on August 11. Students were engaged on responsible e-waste management, segregation, recycling, circular-economy practices and the safe disposal of end-of-life electronic products.

The collection component enabled participants to connect what they learned during the awareness programme with an immediate, practical sustainability action. Engagement with students at a business school also provided an opportunity to introduce future professionals and decision-makers to concepts of resource efficiency, responsible consumption and circularity that are becoming increasingly relevant to businesses and institutions.

A major highlight of the month's outreach was an educational exposure visit by 55 students of Salwan Girls Senior Secondary School, Rajender Nagar, Delhi, to the RLG Mandoli Aggregation Centre on August 19 under the Clean to Green initiative.

Designed as an experiential learning programme, the visit connected classroom concepts with the functioning of a live waste-management facility. Students received practical exposure to different stages of waste management, including segregation, sorting, handling, storage and aggregation, while also learning about responsible recycling and the onward journey of collected waste.

The programme was conceived around the learning approach “See it. Understand it. Practice it.”, enabling students to observe operational processes instead of learning about sustainability only through textbooks. The educational focus included e-waste and battery waste management, responsible consumption and disposal, resource conservation and circular-economy thinking.

The visit was also aligned with the emphasis of the National Education Policy 2020 on hands-on, experiential and competency-based learning, providing students an opportunity to understand how environmental concepts translate into real-world systems and processes.

“Environmental awareness becomes meaningful when it leads to responsible choices and action. Through these engagements, our effort is to help young people understand why sustainability matters and how waste segregation, responsible disposal, recycling and resource conservation work in practice. Schools and educational institutions have an important role in shaping habits early, and when students carry these learnings into their homes and communities, the impact extends beyond the classroom. At Clean to Green Society, we want to create opportunities that enable young people to see, understand and participate in building a more responsible and circular future,” said Ms. Radhika Kalia, President, Clean to Green Society.

About Clean to Green Society™

Clean to Green Society™ (C2G) is a purpose-led non-profit organisation working to advance environmental awareness, responsible resource management and circular-economy participation across India. Launched in 2017, C2G works across awareness and behaviour change, responsible collection and recycling-linked engagement, CSR programme implementation, research, advisory, impact assessment and institutional partnerships.

Its work includes Information, Education and Communication programmes, collection-linked initiatives, CSR programme design and implementation, research and knowledge development, monitoring and evaluation, social and environmental impact assessment, stakeholder engagement and sustainability learning resources.

Since inception, C2G has reached more than 50 lakh people through 9,116+ activities across 152+ cities in 28 states and 8 Union Territories, supported by an above-the-line media reach of over 5 crore.