plastic waste management

Discover how Chinuu Kwatra’s beach cleanup movement evolved into India’s first beach waste recovery facility — giving ocean plastic a new purpose.

What if your next bottle wasn’t brand new, but a beautiful second chance? With India mandating 30% recycled plastic in all PET bottles, we’re closer to turning waste into wonder — one bottle at a time.

From beaches to hills, these inspiring NGOs are turning citizens into climate warriors. Here’s how and where you can join them.

From reviving forgotten rivers to launching space science education in rural areas, rethinking waste management, and pioneering water conservation during severe droughts — meet five visionary civil servants transforming India with groundbreaking initiatives!

Led by IAS officer Manoj Satyawan Mahajan, the Aama Sundargarh Swachh Sundargarh initiative has transformed rural waste management in Odisha. Engaging over 470 women, it has processed 360 metric tonnes of plastic waste and generated Rs 17 lakhs in revenue, empowering rural women and promoting sustainability.

Siddharth A K, Sooraj Verma, and Alvin George run ‘Carbon & Whale,’ converting plastic waste into tiles and furniture, preventing 10,000 kg from reaching landfills.

Can a cigarette butt transform into a soft toy? Or a tetra pack into a chair? These 6 Indian brands are protecting the planet by giving discarded items a new life.

A college trek to the high climes of Himachal Pradesh inspired Sonal and Vaibhav to get into the plastic waste recycling business and establish their Delhi-based startup, econscious®.

A college trek to the high climes of Himachal Pradesh inspired Sonal and Vaibhav to get into the plastic waste recycling business and establish their Delhi-based startup econscious®.

Suneeth Tatineni and Chaitanya Ayinapudi from Hyderabad quit their IT jobs to start Caro Water, a one-of-a-kind startup delivering drinking water in paper boxes.