---------- Forwarded message --------- From: N Sekar <[email protected]> Date: Fri, Jan 2, 2026, 11:41 AM Subject: Fwd - from my W App group To: Kerala Iyer <[email protected]>, Narayanaswamy Sekar < [email protected]>, Suryanarayana Ambadipudi <[email protected]>, Chittanandam V. R. <[email protected]>, Rangarajan T.N.C. < [email protected]>, Mathangi K. Kumar <[email protected]>, Mani APS <[email protected]>, Rama (Iyer 123 Group) <[email protected]>, Srinivasan Sridharan <[email protected]>, Surendra Varma < [email protected]>
>From LinkedIn During my recent visit to Mysore Zoo, I noticed something quietly brilliant. Every water bottle inside the zoo had a QR code tag. Visitors bringing their own bottles had to get them tagged and deposit ₹10, fully refundable on exit. That’s it. No fines. No lectures. Just a tiny, accountable commitment. The result? 1️⃣Inside the zoo, there was almost zero plastic waste. No bottles lying around. No litter in corners. 2️⃣And at the exit, something interesting happened - people were actively talking about getting their deposit back. Not because of the money, but because the system nudged them to care. This is where technology meets human psychology. A simple QR code + refundable deposit transformed behavior at scale. It didn’t rely on enforcement, it relied on ownership 🫶 Small tech. Smart incentives. Massive environmental impact. If a ₹10 nudge can keep a zoo plastic-free, imagine what similar micro-interventions could do in offices, campuses, events, or cities. “A small pledge for 2026 ~ choosing plastic free habits to keep our city clean, for our shared Earth 🌍” More such stories deserve to be told - and replicated 🌱 Yahoo Mail: Search, Organize, Conquer <https://mail.onelink.me/107872968?pid=nativeplacement&c=US_Acquisition_YMktg_315_SearchOrgConquer_EmailSignature&af_sub1=Acquisition&af_sub2=US_YMktg&af_sub3=&af_sub4=100002039&af_sub5=C01_Email_Static_&af_ios_store_cpp=0c38e4b0-a27e-40f9-a211-f4e2de32ab91&af_android_url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.yahoo.mobile.client.android.mail&listing=search_organize_conquer> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CABC81ZcEwxOARgu89KV6i59TQcAtMBP99czKcGMhs%3DEzLUyyOQ%40mail.gmail.com.
