By Samachar Vishesh News
Chandigarh 03rd October:-- Godrej Appliances,
one of India's leading players in the home appliances
segment, launched a week-long e waste awareness campaign #IssRaavanKoMatJalaao
on the eve of Dussherra, in the city of Chandigarh. At the center of this
awareness campaign is a life sized Raavan made from e-waste material like refrigerator
components, washing machine parts, cables, compressors, chargers, circuits etc.
This new age Raavan will be roaming around the cities of Chandigarh, Mohali and
Panchkula spreading awareness about the ill effects of e-waste on us and the
planet at large. Through this initiative the brand urges all citizens of our
planet earth to proper dispose off e-waste just by calling its toll free number
1800 209 5511.
Green has been imbibed
in Godrej’s DNA since its very inception. Godrej Appliances has been
continuously setting new benchmarks in the industry, not only by offering
eco-friendly and energy-efficient appliances to consumers but by adopting green
idealogy in the various processes as well. Earlier this year, Godrej Mohali plant also received the
prestigious Green Co Platinum certification by CII
Green Business Council and “Green Factory Platinum” certification by Indian Green Building Council (IGBC), for its efforts towards developing
an energy efficient, water efficient, healthy, more productive and environmentally
friendly facilities. The plant has also tied up with authorized recyclers for
the proper disposal of the e waste generated during production and by the end
of lifetime of the products made, making it the right choice for initiating
this campaign.
The campaign #IssRaavanKoMatJalaao,
is a perfect example of communicating a relevant message woven in the threads
of our culture. As part of the Indian mythology, Raavan is considered a
representation of everything that is evil in nature, while Dussherra is a
celebration of the good defeating the evil. With Dussherra round the corner,
the brand highlights the evil that e waste is to the environment and human
health through this life size Raavan installation created out of e-waste. The
slogan for the campaign ‘#IssRaavanKoMatJalaao’ is an appeal to the masses to
responsibly dispose the e waste, instead of handing it over to rag pickers who
end up burning the e-waste, which is harmful for the environment and human
alike.
During the press
meet, Mrugesh K. Gandhi, Associate Vice President-Manufacturing & Location
Head–Mohali Plant, Godrej Appliances, said that E-waste is
becoming a major environmental problem and posing a threat to human health. According
to the Global E-Waste Monitor 2017, India generates about 2 million tonnes (MT)
of e-waste annually, which is an alarming statistic. And surprisingly only
about 10 per cent of the total e-waste is recycled responsibly in India. The
ethos of green and environment-friendly being the core of the brand, we
conceptualized this e-waste awareness campaign #IssRaavanKoMatJalaao, to create
awareness in the community towards the burning issue of e-waste and how
individual and community involvement is crucial for proper e waste management.
Speaking on the campaign, Swati Rathi, Head–Marketing, Godrej
Appliances, said that we, Indians are bound to our traditions and rich culture.
Dussehra is a symbol of good over evil across all sections of the society. Keeping
this in mind, we collaborated with a local young talent of Chandigarh and
winner of numerous awards, Tejinder Singh, to creatively narrate the story
behind Dusshera with the twist of the current evil–e waste, in the form of a lifesizedRaavan
made of e-waste. The idea is to make our consumers recognize the evil in e-waste
and ensure that we all make efforts to win over this evil this Dusshera by responsibly
disposing the same.
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