Generally, it is seen that students dump their notebooks once their examination gets over. But a Bengaluru-based Grade 9th student just does something different. Taking out the remaining empty sheets from each notebook gets them spiral-bound and uses the same for rough work.

This effort is actually contributing to the lesser generation of waste material and also it's attempting to curb activities like deforestation. The PM of India has appreciated this effort and has regarded it as a larger message of sustainable living.

This message from PM gives us a cue on the current profit maximisation techniques of private companies selling textbooks or notebooks. Some parents are found to be regularly complaining of the problem with schools that keep on insisting to buy new textbooks or notebooks every year. Some schools prefer certain brands through which they have a pre-determined commission attached with them. Earlier, using the remaining papers of a textbook was fine but now this use and throw culture prevalent all along has actually crippled the environment set-up. Hence, this particular message by PM should be taken as a hint by the private companies, schools, and even for the parents to go alert. It's time to re-implement the 3Rs (Reduce, Recycle, and Reuse).

Aditya Deepak Avadhani is a student of Deens Academy. The limelight fell on him when his father posted a picture on Twitter, of his son along with the notebooks he had made out of the remaining pages of the notebooks. The tweet immediately gathered eyes to look on. A good team effort is essential for sustainable living. The Prime Minister of India is urging the others to develop awareness on the topic and making them convinced of the significance of the recycling measures. His tweet gathered several likes and millions of views. The father of the child is highly elated to enjoy the glory of being respected out of the efforts of his child. He holds pride in the step taken by his child for resource conservation. The mother of the child revealed that she had learnt about this habit at a young age. She just passed on this habit to her son in primary classes.

The boy was excited to see that the PM of the country retweeted his dad's tweet. It was a moment of pride for himself. He added that he and his mother used to make a spiral notebook with the left-over pages of the notebooks and he would use it then for practising maths and other rough work.

We should actually create ways for recycling of waste so that we can lessen the load of waste generation on the planet. He also gives an example that he keeps in mind that whenever he returns from school, he doesn't spill over the left-over water in his bottle in the sink rather would water the plants with the same. Instances of recycling and less of waste generation can be found in multiple domains. Generation of waste which is non-biodegradable can lead to an existential crisis. It's a message that we must convey to our generations.

The PM of the country has rightly remarked that the process of recycling is nothing but the generation of actual wealth out of waste. The idea of sustainable development that says that development should be carried out in such a way that the future needs are not compromised.

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