Ms Monisha Narke, Founder and CEO of RUR Greenlife - " Maximize recycle of waste"

Ms. Monisha Narke is the Founder and CEO of RUR Greenlife (RUR: Are you reducing , reusing , recycling). An environmentalist, she founded RUR Greenlife. with a vision to create eco conscious citizens. She has designed an innovative aerobic biocomposter which has Indian Patent and GreenPro certified by Indian Green Building Council. The technology won Bronze Excellence award on international platform by SWANA ( solid waste association of North America). With over 100 Decentralised waste management projects across India,RUR recycles 500 tonnes of biodegradable waste into compost annually. The RUR flagship program Go Green with Tetra Pak, a collaborative initiative to recycle Tetra pak cartons in retail, was recognized by Limca Book of Records. She is passionate about providing innovative solutions to maximise recycling of waste to a resource. During her talk, she addressed students from Grades 6 - 12, discussing sustainable ways to live. She spoke about her start up and her journey to establishing RUR Greenlife, as well as the process and work that the company does. She provided students with examples of ways they can lead a more sustainable life and help the people around them do so too. Since the students live in a city, together with our speaker they came up with ways to implement sustainable living solutions in their buildings, like compost bins, segregation of their waste and building a supply of fresh fruits and vegetables that residents can grow themselves in their buildings. She also asked thought provoking questions like what the students and teachers attending would like to see in their city and what changes they can make. She provided the students with a glimpse of what her next project would include.