A six-year-old watches the Reducing, Reusing, Recycling (RUR) powerpoint presentation that highlights the destruction of trees, toxic gases emitted at waste dumps and Deonar’s giant garbage hills. Later, when asked about why she’s a part of this, she replies, “To win the first prize: a Toshiba laptop.”

It’s as honest an answer as you’ll hear; surprising then is to learn that Mazagaon boy Vindy Dias (14) decided to share his victory with his neighbour and assistant Ali Zaidi (10), and Ali was motivated to help his friend.