Recycle, Reuse – Cobbler way

Principles of recycle & reuse are coming back in vogue, since they enhance productivity, reduce waste & saves cost. These were some of benefits widely communicated in organization by our COO to promote green earth initiative



I was thoroughly impressed which prompted me to apply fundamentals in my own life. This refers to my decision of purchasing new shoes which meant big ticket purchase as per my lavish taste & spendthrift attitude. My penchant for woodland has grown due to quality, after sales support throughout country to service shoes. So, I decided to visit showroom but unfortunately didn’t found any sale offer. I thus have to wait for sale to come. But shoes are mandatory piece of office ensemble which one can’t do without it.



So, I had to apply principle of recycle & reuse. I visited cobbler with my current pair of woodland shoes which is not in good shape. Cobbler “Mochi” existed from centuries in Indian society as a key constituent promoting recycle & reuse. I got my pair of shoes repaired, retouched & polished. It looked as compared to new ones. So, I averted purchase of INR 1200 in just INR 40. It resulted in:-

a) Cost savings

b) Didn’t add waste to environment,reduce carbon emission & global warming



Thus, we can apply such principles anywhere in our atmosphere such as using solar energy, human dung in societies to produce Bio-gas, rain water harvesting to increase water table level, principle of composting to reduce piles of waste & to create organic compost. Thus we can reduce carbon emissions & make earth a save place to live for centuries.

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