Read More: Waste segregation: The challenge Chennai must overcomeThere is nobreaking news here Unless it’s about broken roads, broken water pipes or about broken governance. By separating biodegradable waste, recyclables, and reject waste at home, much of it can be composted or recycled instead of ending up in landfills. Looking at waste as a resourceWhen we began addressing waste management in our community, we realised the biggest challenge was not infrastructure but awareness. ReBuy: Turning someone’s waste into another’s treasureWe have also formed a WhatsApp group named “ReBuy”, where someone’s waste becomes another person’s treasure. The larger visionKAATRU shows that lasting change doesn’t depend on one large intervention, but on consistent habits: segregation, recycling, reuse, and responsibility.