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A Trash Spot Became a Clean Energy Hub! 🌱

In Goa, an old garbage hill is now a place that makes clean electricity from food waste 🌞.

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Goa’s plant makes enough power for 35 homes each day.

Gandhinagar’s bag project helped families save money.

Kakinada collects waste from over 110,000 houses.

Ghaziabad can sell about 270,000 carbon credits.

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Gandhinagar turns old clothes into handy bags that people can use again 🎒.

Kakinada uses computers and tiny tags to make sure trash is picked up from every home 🏠.

Ghaziabad earns special points called carbon credits by keeping the air clean 🌎.

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biogas

gas made from broken‑down food waste that can be used for power

compost

soft soil made from plant leftovers that helps plants grow

carbon credits

points a city earns for keeping the air clean, which can be sold for money

greenhouse gases

gases that can make the Earth get warmer

radio frequency identification

tiny electronic tags that can be read without touching them

global positioning system

a satellite system that tells where a vehicle is

light‑emitting diode

a small light that uses very little electricity

United Nations

an international group of countries that works together on big problems

Swachh Bharat Mission

India’s Clean India Campaign that encourages keeping places clean

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