I went

GT replies: CSE does not have a specific programme for waste management,and perhaps that is the reason you were ‘disappointed’. We do conduct workshops and eco-tours for children on solid waste where they are familiarised with municipal, hospital and toxic waste generation, collection and disposal. For more information on waste management in India, you can get in touch with:

Ravi Agarwal,
Director, Shristi and Toxics Link
H-2, Jangpura Extension, New Delhi
E-mail: ravig@unv.ernet.in
Ph: 24328006, 24320711

To be informed about conferences and what’s happening in CSE, just enter your email address in our website to get the fortnightly electronic bulletin, ‘What’s new at CSE’

This is to inform you that we have been actively involved in promoting planting of trees by our students and teachers in and around Hapur. Over the last few years we have planted over 5000 trees and most of them are growing well. We have conducted a number of camps in Rajaji National Park and Jim Corbett Park to instruct our students on the balance between man and nature.

T. Rajan
Principal, Seventh-Day Adventist Sr. Sec. School
Hapur

I am very interested in volunteering at the environment education unit for the summer of 2003. I was wondering if there were any opportunities available there and if I could get some more information on them.

Niki Tank
Via email

GT replies: Volunteers are welcome. Whenever you want to volunteer for us, just send an e-mail to volunteer@cseindia.org with your resume and areas of interest. We will get back to you immediately. We pay an honorarium of Rs 100 per day. You can also visit the section for volunteers at www.cseindia.org.

We have got a number of bottles and messages from schools, NGOs and individual. Some are mentioned below. Thank you for supporting our campaign. We will be handing over bottles with your messages in them to a leading company that uses a lot of plastic packaging.

Dear Plastic Manufacturers/ Merchants, I am concerned at the increasing use of plastics in packaging in India. Despite all the professed benefits plastics are supposed to bring, it is impossible to ignore the damage that plastic packaging causes to us. Most of plastic packaging is wasteful and has other alternatives.

Sarah John, Rishi Valley, Andhra Pradesh • Gargi Dhora, Ahmedabad • Dr Ch Rajaih, Warangal • Students of Lady Sri Ram College, New Delhi • Students of Sri Ram School, New Delhi • Students of Salwan School (Morning shift), New Delhi

We are sending twenty-six signed appeals to plastic manufacturers as part of the ‘message in a bottle’ campaign. These appeals are from the Ahmedabad based members of Prakriti, an environment education group, Meera Bhat, Centre for Ecocentric Development and People’s Action, Ahmedabad

We are sending you forty signatures for the ‘message in a bottle’ campaign. Please take necessary steps to send the memorandum to the concerned people.

V. V Ramachandran, Nature club, Mathamangalam, Kerala • Sanju T • Abisinan Aboobacker • Anuraj V • Sibin K. P. • Deepak Balakrishnan • Jayareman A.K. • Jayasanre K. A. • Vinukumar M. • Salma V. V. • Sreekrishnan • Ajay J. Nambiar • Mridhulsreedharan • Satheesh P.P. • Aju b. D. • Abdai Jhaleel • Sumesh N. K. • Arun P. • Mahaboob P.C. • Surendran K. • Jayakumar K. • Siju P.V. • Rajesh K.V. • Anoop P.V. • Jithesh Anand • Neeraja K. • Preethi T.N. • Sibini E.V. • Lavanya Balakrishnan • Jibini K.V. • Midhuna Rajagopal • Nayana A.K. • Raksana K. • Anusha Shaji • Deepthi Mohanan • Dithy M.V. • Ragini P.V. • Sayana Abraham • Jesna T.