best out of waste

Indian startups are turning everyday waste into valuable products — from flower petals to plastic. These innovations are building a circular economy and creating green jobs.

These five sustainable startups have come up with innovative ideas to transform waste into stylish garments. Here’s what they look like.

The first step was to encourage and train community members to segregate their waste into different categories such as dry, wet, and electronic waste.

These inmates serving life sentence are converting shredded demonetised notes into stationery for the state government and its agencies to use.