plastic waste

Kana Ram Mewada, a tea stall owner from UP, has come up with a unique way to collect and recycle kilos of plastic waste in and around his village, in a bid to make it plastic free.

Gary Bencheghib and his organisation Sungai Watch on average clean up close to 2 tonnes of plastic waste each day from the rivers and beaches of Indonesia. He is among the four Ramon Magsaysay awardees of 2022.

With their venture SarfarazSakshi Innovation Private Limited, Ghaziabad duo Sakshi and Sarfaraz create sculptures and utility products out of plastic waste, including benches and tables for schools and Anganwadis in UP.

Banyan Nation, a Hyderabad-based vertically integrated plastic recycling company, has designed a unique system meant to collect plastic waste in vast quantities and produce premium-quality recycled bottles.

Nimit Aggarwal, founder of EcoEx, India’s first digital marketplace that connects plastic producers to a nationwide network of verified recyclers and processors, explains how the firm helps giant brands manage their waste better.

Pune-based environmentalists Dr Medha Tadpatrikar and Shirish Phadtare have developed a solution that converts plastic waste into poly fuel. Watch this video to see how they do it.

German plastic recycling workspace Johannplasto, an initiative by Thomas Peterberns, is turning single-use plastic masks into eco-friendly screwdriver sets.

Nandan Bhat’s Pune-based social enterprise, EcoKaari upcycles plastic waste into handcrafted fabrics using handlooms and wooden spindles (charkha).

The 23-year-old founder and CEO of Thaely, Ashay Bhave upcycles hundreds of kgs of plastic waste into chic sneakers that sell for Rs 7000 a pair. His brilliant idea has blown away Anand Mahindra and the rest of India's startup ecosystem.

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