<p><span class="c-message_attachment__text" data-qa="message_attachment_text"><span dir="auto">In this episode, DH Journalist Ahmed Shariff speaks to the team of Zero Waste start-up Green Mantra— Prachi Mandlekar, Debyani Basu and Shikha Mittal — on what is Zero Waste, their journey and more. </span></span><br /><br /></p>.<p><br /><strong>Excerpts:</strong></p>.<div><br /><strong>Q</strong>: We are surrounded by plastic. Well, it's an ocean of plastic. Zero waste has to be embraced in this dire time. To talk about that we have the team from Green Mantra. So let me introduce them to you. We have Prachi Mandlekar, she is a business development director and has hold sustainability workshops.</div>.<div><strong>A</strong>: Hi, everybody</div>.<div><strong>Q</strong>: We have with us Debyani Basu, she is an artist by heart and creative director at Green Mantra.<br /><strong>A</strong>: Hello, everyone.</div>.<div><strong>Q</strong>: At last, we have Shikha Mittal who is a music enthusiast and quality director at the firm.<br /><strong>A</strong>: Hi. Hello, everyone.</div>.<div><strong>Q</strong>: Hi, everybody, hope the pandemic... The lockdown is treating you well.<br /><strong>A</strong>: Yes, we are trying to keep ourselves well right now.</div>.<div><strong>Q</strong>: Let's get into the questions. My first question is open to all of you. What got you into Zero Waste?<br /><strong>A</strong>: My journey to Zero Waste is very personal. Four years ago I was enjoying my life. Having a Bangalorean life with my family, with my kids. Doing out. Eating out. We got the news of my mother-in-law suffering from cancer. We called her here for treatment. The news was a shock to the family. During her treatment, I went through a lot of studies and that took me to the Zero Waste lifestyle. I learnt how plastic is affecting our health as well as the environment. I was into a Zero Waste lifestyle since childhood. My granny used to follow a lot of things. See, as a youngster, as a teenager, we just let go of things. We don't think much. Every teenager should start thinking about Zero Waste then only we will be able to have a brighter environment...<br /><br />To know more about the conversation, listen to the podcast.<p>Deccan Herald's podcasts are now available on your favourite podcast platforms including <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/deccan-herald-podcast-the-power-of-good/id1507115068">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8xYjk4ZWE1Yy9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw%3D%3D">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6h1UYGMKVNsMYveh2AyUKC" target="_blank">Spotify</a>, and many more. Do subscribe to our Podcast there!</p><p>Catch our feature show, The Lead, Monday to Friday at 7 am, and our evening news catch-up show From the Newsroom every day at 6 pm.</p></div>
<p><span class="c-message_attachment__text" data-qa="message_attachment_text"><span dir="auto">In this episode, DH Journalist Ahmed Shariff speaks to the team of Zero Waste start-up Green Mantra— Prachi Mandlekar, Debyani Basu and Shikha Mittal — on what is Zero Waste, their journey and more. </span></span><br /><br /></p>.<p><br /><strong>Excerpts:</strong></p>.<div><br /><strong>Q</strong>: We are surrounded by plastic. Well, it's an ocean of plastic. Zero waste has to be embraced in this dire time. To talk about that we have the team from Green Mantra. So let me introduce them to you. We have Prachi Mandlekar, she is a business development director and has hold sustainability workshops.</div>.<div><strong>A</strong>: Hi, everybody</div>.<div><strong>Q</strong>: We have with us Debyani Basu, she is an artist by heart and creative director at Green Mantra.<br /><strong>A</strong>: Hello, everyone.</div>.<div><strong>Q</strong>: At last, we have Shikha Mittal who is a music enthusiast and quality director at the firm.<br /><strong>A</strong>: Hi. Hello, everyone.</div>.<div><strong>Q</strong>: Hi, everybody, hope the pandemic... The lockdown is treating you well.<br /><strong>A</strong>: Yes, we are trying to keep ourselves well right now.</div>.<div><strong>Q</strong>: Let's get into the questions. My first question is open to all of you. What got you into Zero Waste?<br /><strong>A</strong>: My journey to Zero Waste is very personal. Four years ago I was enjoying my life. Having a Bangalorean life with my family, with my kids. Doing out. Eating out. We got the news of my mother-in-law suffering from cancer. We called her here for treatment. The news was a shock to the family. During her treatment, I went through a lot of studies and that took me to the Zero Waste lifestyle. I learnt how plastic is affecting our health as well as the environment. I was into a Zero Waste lifestyle since childhood. My granny used to follow a lot of things. See, as a youngster, as a teenager, we just let go of things. We don't think much. Every teenager should start thinking about Zero Waste then only we will be able to have a brighter environment...<br /><br />To know more about the conversation, listen to the podcast.<p>Deccan Herald's podcasts are now available on your favourite podcast platforms including <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/deccan-herald-podcast-the-power-of-good/id1507115068">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8xYjk4ZWE1Yy9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw%3D%3D">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6h1UYGMKVNsMYveh2AyUKC" target="_blank">Spotify</a>, and many more. Do subscribe to our Podcast there!</p><p>Catch our feature show, The Lead, Monday to Friday at 7 am, and our evening news catch-up show From the Newsroom every day at 6 pm.</p></div>