Waste Warriors is a

non-governmental organisation A non-governmental organization (NGO) or non-governmental organisation (see American and British English spelling differences#-ise, -ize (-isation, -ization), spelling differences) is an organization that generally is formed independent from g ...

which undertakes waste collection, waste management consultancy, event waste management, and other related projects in

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and other parts of India. It was founded by Jodie Underhill and Taashi Pareek.

Work

Waste Warriors has done extensive work in the area of waste collection and waste management. Since they were registered in 2012, Waste Warriors has collected and processed over 4223 tonnes of waste from Bhagsunag and

Triund Triund is a small hill station in the Kangra district in the state of Himachal Pradesh, India. Triund is a part of Dharamkot. Triund is at the foot of the Dhauladhar ranges and is at a height of . See also *List of hill stations in Indi ...

. Due to the efforts of Waste Warriors,

is now known as one of the cleanest hiking destinations in India. In the year 2015-16, Waste Warriors collected 175,656 kg of waste from

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, 190,908 kg from

and 272,928 kg from

Dharamsala Dharamshala (; also spelled Dharamsala) is the winter capital of Himachal Pradesh, India. It serves as administrative headquarters of the Kangra district after being relocated from Kangra, a city located away from Dharamshala, in 1855. Th ...

. Waste Warriors were in waste management duty for three Airtel Hyderabad Marathons, two Wipro Chennai Marathons, and

IPL The Indian Premier League (IPL), also known as TATA IPL for sponsorship reasons, is a men's T20 franchise cricket league of India. It is annually contested by ten teams based out of seven Indian cities and three Indian states. The leagu ...

matches conducted in Dharamsala and Mohali Cricket Stadium. They help in the waste management at Sunburn Music Festival.

Recognition

* May 2017 - Emerging NGO Award (SPO India) * October 2016 - Mountain Protection Award, Waste Warriors Dharamsala project (UIAA International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation) * September 2014 - Grassroots Women of the Decade Award, Co-founder Jodie Underhill ( Women Economic Forum, Assocham Ladies League) * February 2012 - Amazing Indians Award, Co-founder Jodie Underhill (

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& Mahindra) * July 2010 - Green Hero Award, Co-founder Jodie Underhill (Centre for Media Studies)

References

External links

Waste Warrior: Jodie Underhill at TEDxTughlaqRdChange
Dharmshalas Waste management in India 2012 establishments in India Organizations established in 2012 {{Non-governmental organizations in India