Kagadam- A Handmade Paper Recycling Project

NGO has made a paper on the topic and it has been presented at ICSE 2019( international Conference on sustainable education) held in Delhi.

Poster presented on Kagadam at International Conference on Sustainability in Education 2019

About the unit

A 1000 sq feet dedicated area inside school premises for waste paper recycling
Paper unit of 6 kgs/per cycle capacity of TARA make is installed, producing 100 papers, every 3rd day.
Segregated paper waste generated in the premises like school papers, notebooks, carton boxes etc. are utilised as raw material for paper making.
Three women staffs from the school operate the unit in their eight hour shift. Each staff of the school is trained and takes the duty on a rotational basis

TARA : Paper recycling unit

Impact

Waste Management

Each year school saves 300kg of waste paper from going into landfills

Centre for Skill Development and Learning

The unit demonstrate a methodical process of paper recycling, introducing them to the science of papermaking process.

Students from 7th to 10th grade make field trips to this centre and understand the practical applications of physics, chemistry and biology in paper making.

Moreover, the school has exposed their women staff to a new skill development opportunity of handmade paper making.