waste reduction

You might think your rubbish ends with the bin, but for someone else, that is just the beginning. Discover how small and thoughtful changes at home can lead to safer working conditions for the people who handle your waste every day.

Two neighbours quit their corporate jobs with one bold mission — to fight India's plastic waste crisis. Their startup, Pepcom India, has already replaced over 6 million plastic containers with eco-friendly packaging, saved 200 tonnes of waste, and crossed Rs 2 crore in revenue — all while eyeing a bigger, greener future.

What do a chip packet, an apple core, and old newspapers have in common? They’re part of the 1,50,000 tonnes of waste India generates daily. This Earth Day, uncover how much waste one person really creates—and how that small pile adds up to one of India’s biggest environmental threats.

What happens to all the plastic waste we throw away? Delhi’s Mohd Suhail found a way to give it new life. Through his company, Athar Packaging Solutions, he has recycled 200 tonnes of plastic into sustainable packaging, proving that small businesses can create big environmental change.

Pakka Limited, founded by K K Jhunjhunwala in 1981 in Ayodhya, now produces 50,000 tonnes of compostable packaging annually. Their factory runs on rice husk, recovering 95% of chemicals used.

Troubled by the ever-increasing pile of plastic waste, Nikhil Kumar started Greenevon Bio Bottles, a startup that makes 'plastic-like' bottles.

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.