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Eco-Friendly Diwali: 15 Ways to Celebrate Fully With Less Waste and Less Smoke

Eco-Friendly Diwali: 15 Ways to Celebrate Fully With Less Waste and Less Smoke

An eco-friendly Diwali is not a smaller or duller Diwali. Most of the festival’s traditions are already low-waste: clay lamps, flower garlands, rice-flour rangoli, sweets made at home and shared with neighbours. The waste came later, with plastic decorations, foam packaging, disposable everything, and fireworks that leave the air unbreathable for a week.

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Diwali Safety Guide: Diyas, Candles, Electrical Lights, Fireworks, Children and Pets

Diwali Safety Guide: Diyas, Candles, Electrical Lights, Fireworks, Children and Pets

Burns, eye injuries and breathing trouble from smoke are a grimly familiar part of Diwali week in emergency wards from Delhi to Chennai. Most of them start with something small: a dupatta brushing a diya, a child leaning over a sparkler, a string of lights plugged into an overloaded extension board. A few habits prevent most of it, and most of those habits take less than a minute.

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