Trezow Blog
Ideas, facts and stories for a less wasteful India.
Recycling
The kabadiwala and dry waste: what to sell, give or recycle
A simple guide to dry waste in India: what your kabadiwala buys, what is better given away to someone who can use it, and what needs special handling.
Trezow Team · 3 min read
Reuse
A zero-waste Diwali clean-up: what to give, reuse and recycle
Diwali cleaning fills bags with things we no longer use. Here is how to sort them so most of it gets a second life instead of going to the dumpsite.
Trezow Team · 3 min read
How to give
Where to give old children's books and toys in India
Children outgrow books and toys fast. How to check, clean and pass them on so another child enjoys them, and what to do with broken ones.
Trezow Team · 3 min read
Community stories
A neighbour's story: how a free sofa found a new home
An illustrative story of how giving works between neighbours: a family moving cities, a sofa that still had years left, and a student setting up her first flat.
Trezow Team · 3 min read
Recycling
Reuse vs recycle: which is better, and why reuse comes first
Recycling is good, but reuse is better. A simple explanation of the waste hierarchy, with figures on how little of our waste is actually recycled.
Trezow Team · 3 min read
Food waste
Food waste in India: how to save food at home and at events
Indian households waste about 55 kg of food per person every year, says UNEP. Practical ways to plan, store and share food at home, at weddings and at parties.
Trezow Team · 3 min read
Plastic
Plastic in India: what EPR means, and cutting plastic at home
What India's single-use plastic ban and Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) rules mean for you, with simple ways to use less plastic at home and reuse what you already have.
Trezow Team · 3 min read
Clothes
Textile waste in India: how to keep old clothes in use
Huge amounts of cotton clothing in India end up as waste because nobody collects and sorts it. Here is how to keep your clothes in use: wear, repair, pass on, and only then recycle.
Trezow Team · 3 min read
E-waste
E-waste in India: where to give old phones and laptops
India's e-waste more than doubled in four years. Here is what to do with an old phone, laptop or charger: reuse it, give it away, or recycle it with an authorised recycler.
Trezow Team · 4 min read
Clothes
Where to donate, dispose of or recycle old clothes in India
Old clothes at home? Here is where to donate them, how to dispose of the ones nobody can wear and what recycling really looks like in India, with a simple sort-first checklist.
Trezow Team · 5 min read
Reuse
Freecycle and Buy Nothing groups in India: how they work and alternatives
Looking for Freecycle or a Buy Nothing group in Mumbai, Bengaluru or Delhi? How these give-away communities work in India, their limits, and other ways to give and get things free.
Trezow Team · 2 min read
E-waste
Free laptops and phones in India: honest options (and scams to avoid)
Can you really get a free laptop or phone in India? Sometimes. Here are the genuine routes, how to check a device before you take it, and the “free laptop” scams to avoid.
Trezow Team · 2 min read