Indian artisans tackle waste with creative upcycling
New Delhi (AFP) Sept 27, 2024
The world's most populous nation India has a waste problem to match, but one group hopes their efforts can inspire change in one of the top polluters of plastic. At a bustling workshop north of the capital New Delhi, artisan Ram Babu turns a discarded cigarette packet into a papier mache candle. Babu, a 28-year-old amputee, is among scores of people with disabilities who have been traine
The world's most populous nation India has a waste problem to match, but one group hopes their efforts can inspire change in one of the top polluters of plastic. At a bustling workshop north of the capital New Delhi, artisan Ram Babu turns a discarded cigarette packet into a papier mache candle. Babu, a 28-year-old amputee, is among scores of people with disabilities who have been traine