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Initially, this will be implemented in 50 corporation schools for students of class 7 and 8 and will later be expanded to all 281 schools across the city. Alby John Varghese, Deputy Commissioner of Education, City Corporation, told Express that the curriculum will give a brief idea on solid waste management, composting biodegradable and non-biodegradable waste. Kavitha Selvaraj of CityWorks, which translated the book ‘Trashonomics’ to Tamil, said the book has five chapters titled problem, solution, organic waste, recyclable waste and reduce waste. The children will learn about kinds of waste material, energy consumption, and be thoughtful about waste management,’’ said Kavitha. As a pilot project, CityWorks experimented with the syllabus in three corporation schools in Zone 9 (Teynampet)..