waste management

Narayanpur High School in East Kolkata Wetlands integrates sustainability into education, teaching waste management, plastic reduction & conservation to empower students.

Naman and Vipul Gupta's Code Effort Private Limited is transforming cigarette butts into eco-friendly products using V bins and an innovative recycling process. Their venture is also creating sustainable livelihoods for ragpickers and artisans, empowering communities along the way.

Mohd Suhail, a Delhi-based entrepreneur, founded Athar Packaging Solutions with a mission to combat plastic waste by transforming it into compostable packaging. With a strong commitment to environmental responsibility, his business now rakes in Rs 1.3 crore a year.

Did you know it takes 30 PET bottles to make a chic blazer? K Sankar, and his son, Senthil, are helping recycle over 15 lakh PET bottles and turning them into fashionable clothes.

Dr Ajay S Kalamdhad from IIT-Guwahati innovated a two-stage fast biodegradation technique that can aid municipal corporations in waste management.

From overflowing landfills to India's cleanest small city, Ambikapur’s innovative waste management model is a game-changer in sustainability.

BG Seetharaman, Vinay Kumar, & Rajeeva Deekshit have pioneered an end-to-end machine that recycles difficult-to-process paper waste.

Narayanpur High School in East Kolkata Wetlands is transforming education by integrating environmental sustainability into its curriculum. Led by headmaster Avijit Dasgupta, the school focuses on practical initiatives like waste management, plastic reduction, and local conservation efforts, empowering students to take action on real-world challenges and drive positive change in their community.

Rishabh Patel and Nitin Yadav are turning the tide with Dump In Bin. By focusing on the recycling of plastic, they’ve created a system that not only reduces waste but transforms it into valuable materials for industries, helping businesses save costs while contributing to a cleaner environment.

From agriculture to IT and education, these organisations are tackling waste with innovation — turning coconut shells into battery materials, banana waste into eco-products, and plastic into furniture — while cutting costs and reducing environmental footprints.