Meet the ladies that turn garbage into gold
Megha Jain
Content Head
They are called the 'Merry Maidens' of Shillong with a twist. These 28 ladies, who were previously working as rag pickers, were trained under a special program by the Shillong Mission Board. They segregate the organic wastes and turn them into composites using garbage to gold granules micro-organisms, which they sell under Swachh Bharat Mission.
