{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Sustainably Curious","title":"A Home Where Nothing Goes to Waste with Kashika Madaan","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1962,"description":"In this episode of Sustainably Curious, I sit down with sustainability manager Kashika Madaan for an inspiring conversation over Brewing SustainabiliTea.\nWe talk about what it means to live in a home where almost nothing is considered waste, where even a screw is saved, shirts last decades, and plastic boxes are reborn as planters and art.\nKashika shares how growing up with field visits in CSR, getting married into a low-waste household, and her own love for plants and resin art have shaped the small, conscious choices she makes every day.\nThis episode is full of delightful hacks and a gentle reminder that living mindfully and sustainably is possible if we start noticing the value in what we already have.\nWe talk about:A blind-led NGO in Latur that turns old sarees into woven matsFamily heirlooms that include screws, irons, and 1980s shirts, still in useHow quick-commerce spending went from ₹25,000 to ₹3,000/monthReusing cardboard boxes, ice cream tubs, wedding invites, and beer bottlesHomemade composting using 5-liter water bottles and tea leavesMaking resin art from Jai mala, beach sand, and old packagingUsing glass bottles instead of plasticThe quiet joy of growing avocado plants and talking to money plants🌱 If you’ve ever wondered what reusability can actually look like at home, this episode will leave you smiling, and maybe even composting.\n📍Chapters00:00 Introduction\n00:44 A Home With No Waste\n01:51 Upcycled Mats and Field Learnings\n06:22 The Shirt From 1988\n08:56 Creative Reuse and Resin Art\n13:59 Composting in Plastic Bottles\n15:01 Reducing Quick Commerce Spend\n20:31 Conscious Ordering and Takeaway Tricks\n22:04 Wine Bottles, Avocados & Plant Joy\n25:16 Easy Composting Tips for Beginners\n27:53 Milk in Glass Bottles & Local Dairies\n29:22 Growing Plants in Small Spaces\n30:31 Talking to Plants and Cooling the Balcony","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/uYzCgK1b9JL-QkbfIKS3UgbsuxgxnlI7FMRdoS2b2R8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9lMmUy/ODUyMjVjMzYwMzY4/MDNmODIxNGYxNWZk/NDIzOC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}