“Trees comprise the fundamental unit of life. They contribute to the environment by providing oxygen, improving air quality, climate amelioration, conserving water, preserving soil, and supporting wildlife. During the process of photosynthesis, trees take in carbon dioxide and produce the oxygen we breathe. ”
At the same time...
“We were asked to write beautiful things about environment on our notebook with the help of a pencil. Both, the notebooks and the pencils were made after cutting trees. Ironically, since the start of our learning, there was a gap between what we were being taught and what we were actually following.”
Every Year, “8 million trees are cut in India just to manufacture pencils, causing huge amount of deforestation and a lot of environmental damages.”
Towards a greener alternative...
“Growdiesel Ventures Limited, a biofuel company that generates biofuel out of solid waste identified this. It couldn’t resist and started looking for greener alternatives and hence, Stone. Paper. Scissors.TM(SPS) was formed.”
The way forward...
SPS, an initiative by Growdiesel’s NGO (Growdiesel Climate Care Council) started looking for greener alternatives. There were 2 major reason why SPS wanted to specifically enter this field: 1. To shift towards sustainable alternative. 2. To spread awareness amongst the children about the growing environmental crises. SPS believes that if children are educated right from the start along with actionable steps, the future will be much brighter as children are the future of any nation. This is a movement to create #ClimateSaviours
Introducing the Green Box...
We believe that every kind of teaching should involve fun. Most importantly, when we are dealing with children. If one connects with children on a deeper level, they will accept the message. Through Green Box, we feel that we can connect with the children on a much deeper level.
What exactly is Green Box by SPS?
Green Box is a story. Story of those millions of trees whose voices were never heard while they were being chopped. Green Box is a sustainable alternative. It is a life giving tool to millions of trees. It will not just prevent millions of trees from getting cut but also eliminate the excess of waste we humans have been generating. It aligns with the core fundamental of Growdiesel that: “Waste can be a resource” It consists of pens and pencils made out of recycled paper or newspaper. You read it right. Not just this, it also consists plant-able pens and pencils. Every classroom of 40 students, with each student using one Green Box per month, can collectively save one tree.
PS
SPS is not just about selling environmental friendly recycled
pencils but to create a community of #ClimateSaviours by different ways and means. Through this initiative, we wish to support all those small and medium handicraft vendors who are making things out of recycled material. We truly believe that consumers are the real kings and queens. If each one of us can just change our buying habits and support such initiatives, we can together bring BIG changes. Our goal is to make a community of people who care. So, answer it to yourself: “Do you want to be a #ClimateSaviour and truly do something about environment?” Join AtmosCare Alliance: www.bit.ly/climatesaviour