Over the last five years, WOW (Women of Wisdom) run by women from ward number 177, in J.P. Nagar, Jayanagar constituency, has been constantly trying to make the popular South Bengaluru locality a zero-waste producing area. Though the women are still not anywhere close to reaching their goal, the group hopes to get there very soon.
The women who run the group started composting wet waste generated at their own kitchens, which slowly turned into a norm for their entire lane, and now the entire ward following them. The women in the group also educate families in the neighborhood on why it is important to cut down on the usage of single-use plastic and paper. Members of WOW say that constant education and guidance in the neigbourdhood has reduced the number of black spots too in the area.
