Project Milestones

Meghalaya

From statewide school campaigns in Shillong to pandemic resilience projects and eco-tourism development in the Khasi and Jaintia Hills.

Celebrating World Paper Bag Day, 2025, with students of Shillong Public School, Shillong in collaboration with the Directorate of School Education and Literacy, Meghalaya.

  • Phase I – Student Engagement at Scale:
    • Statewide inter-school BottleBrick competition with Directorate of School Education & Literacy and My Meghalaya My Pride.
    • Students are encouraged to make BottleBricks at home and in school as part of source waste tapping.
    • Culminated on Children’s Day 2024 with a BottleBrick installation and award ceremony led by the Governor.
    • Output: Over 8,000 BottleBricks produced.
  • Phase II – Practical Infrastructure Use:
    • BottleBricks quality-checked by local women.
    • Used 3,000 BottleBricks to construct a model green toilet at Nongpuir Lower Primary School.
    • Inaugurated by Hon. CM Conrad Sangma, senior education officials, and village leaders.
    • Intended as a replicable model for integrating environmental education into practical school infrastructure.
  • Product Design – Built lightweight, portable animal shelters for dogs, cats, and other animals from BottleBricks and wood.
  • Carpenter Training – Local carpenters taught how to work with BottleBrick structures.
  • Dual Benefit – Addresses animal welfare while converting plastic waste into durable, reusable assets.
  • High-Volume Waste Conversion in Record Time – In Mutong (East Jaintia Hills), organised daily awareness workshops culminating in a Plastic Festival where over 1,400 BottleBricks were produced in just two weeks.
  • Long-Term Eco-Tourism Asset Development – Initiated planning for an Eco-Museum showcasing local heritage and sustainability innovations, to be built and maintained through community-led BottleBrick construction.

Urban Awareness & Market Showcasing – At NEHU’s Vintage Hub restaurant in Shillong, presented a display of eco-products, including tire-based furniture, BottleBricks, and jute goods, promoting sustainable consumer choices.

Pandemic Resilience Through Environmental Action – In Ngunraw (South West Khasi Hills), trained local youth online to organise Saturday clean-ups and run a ₹8-per-BottleBrick scheme, using the proceeds to fund a community Eco-Library for children and youth.

  • Festival Waste Management – Partnered with M/s Dakti to manage all waste for the week-long Christmas-time Winter Tales Festival.
  • Eco-Awareness Programming – Conducted workshops on organising eco-friendly community festivals.
  • Public Art & Upcycling – Installed BottleBrick-based and upcycled-material sculptures annually to showcase circular economy principles.
  • Skills Development – Delivered waste management, segregation, and BottleBrick-making lessons to villagers under Dak_Ti’s operational clusters.
  • Women’s Enterprise – Trained Adivasi women to produce cushions from waste fabric and cleaned/disinfected soft plastic, later used in Dak_Ti’s bamboo cushion covers.