Adopt A Pencil Educational Trust

States

Delhi

Haryana

Rajasthan

Uttar Pradesh

In India, merely 20% of waste paper gets collected, leaving the remaining 80% to end up in landfills. For every 100 kilograms of paper used, only 20 kilograms find their way back for recycling. The process of waste collection has numerous unaddressed issues within the country. Offices and households lack effective mechanisms for collecting waste, often using newspapers for wrapping or packaging.

Municipalities demonstrate limited involvement in solid waste collection, and there's a scarcity of paper recycling firms equipped with warehouses for sorting and baling.

The organisation collaborated with small enterprises that manufacture pencils from recycled newspaper. Firstly, recycled newspapers are gathered at the source.

These newspapers are then cut to size and immersed in a special glue.

The female workers in the enterprise hand-roll the paper around graphite to create pencils. These pencils are then dried and refined, ready for children to use.

States

Delhi

Haryana

Rajasthan

Uttar Pradesh

We celebrate important national and international days throughout the year by visiting different schools and engaging with children. On each occasion, we conduct short awareness programs based on the theme of the day—such as education, environment, health, kindness, or national pride. These sessions include simple activities, interactive discussions, and messages that help children understand the meaning of the day in an easy and inspiring way.
During every school visit, we also distribute free recycled-paper pencils to all students. These eco-friendly pencils support children in their studies while also teaching them the importance of recycling and caring for the environment. Through these celebrations, we aim to make learning joyful, build awareness, and create positive habits in young minds. Each event becomes a small step toward shaping thoughtful, responsible, and confident children.
Our Aim:
To inspire young children with knowledge, values, and environmental responsibility by turning special days into meaningful learning experiences. We believe that early awareness can shape a child’s character and contribute to building a conscious, caring, and educated society.
Our Impact:
We reach students across multiple schools through engaging awareness programs.
Children learn the real importance of national and international observance days.
Free recycled-paper pencils support education and promote sustainable habits.
Our activities encourage creativity, confidence, and social responsibility.
Each celebration helps build a long-term culture of learning, kindness, and environmental care.
Every event, message, and pencil we share contributes to the development of a brighter and more aware generation.

States

Delhi

Haryana

Rajasthan

Uttar Pradesh

The Re-Solve (Innovative solution for resolving waste paper problem) program is a flagship initiative under ‘Adopt A Pencil Educational Trust (Delhi)’ that connects environmental conservation with inclusive employment.
It transforms used and waste paper collected from schools into eco-friendly paper pencils, manufactured in small-scale school-based workshops operated by non-teaching staff and local youth.
The initiative’s long-term vision is to establish 5,000 workshops across Delhi-NCR within six years (2027–2032), generating 25,000 direct and indirect employment opportunities and distributing monthly 10 crore eco-friendly pencils free to students of participating schools.

2. Vision
To create a sustainable ecosystem where every sheet of discarded paper becomes a symbol of environmental rebirth and every individual involved becomes a catalyst for green employment.

3. Mission
• Establish 5,000+ Re-Solve Workshops in Delhi-NCR within six years (2027-2032).
• Generate 25,000+ direct and indirect employment opportunities.
• Distribute 10 crore eco-friendly pencils free of cost monthly to participating schools, colleges and institutions after six years.
• Save thousands of trees annually through paper-based production.
• Prevent hundreds of tons of waste paper going to landfills and water bodies.
• Foster environmental awareness and community collaboration.