10 Best Waste Management Companies In India 2022

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S B Senthil Kumar Managing Partner

BHAIRAV RENDERERS SLAUGHTERHOUSE WASTE RECYCLING COMPANY

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aste management (waste disposal) includes the processes and activities needed to manage waste from the beginning to the final disposal. It includes the collection, transport, treatment and disposal of waste together, with the supervision and regulation of the waste management process and laws related to waste, technology, and economic mechanisms.

Waste can be solid, liquid, or gaseous and each class has different disposal and disposal methods.

Waste management applies to all types of waste, including industrial, biological, domestic, municipal, organic, biomedical and radioactive waste. In some cases, the waste may be harmful to human health. Health problems are involved in the waste management process. Health problems can also occur indirectly or directly. Directly through solid waste management and indirectly through water, soil and food consumption. Waste is generated by human activities, such as the extraction and processing of raw materials. Waste management aims to reduce the adverse impacts of waste on human health, the environment, planetary resources and esthetics.

Waste management methods are not the same in countries (developed and developing countries); regions (urban and rural areas) and residential and industrial sectors can be implemented in different ways.

Good waste management is important for building sustainable and habitable cities, but it remains a challenge for many developing countries and cities. One report found that efficient waste management is relatively expensive and usually covers 20 to 50% of municipal budgets. The operation of this important urban service requires an integrated system that is efficient, sustainable and socially supported.

A large part of waste management practices concerns municipal solid waste (MSW), which is the majority of waste produced by domestic, industrial and commercial activities. Waste management measures include measures for an integrated techno-economic mechanism in the circular economy, efficient waste management facilities, export and import control, and optimally sustainable design of manufactured products.

In our latest edition of “The 10 Best Waste Management Companies in India 2022” on the cover page, we have Mr S B Senthil Kumar, Managing Director of Bhairav Renderers.

The company is engaged in providing the solution to the waste being spilt away from the slaughterhouse.

SwiftNLift focuses on spot-lighting firms and startups that contribute to shaping lives better with their intention to make our society a better place. It was a collective effort made by our team to bring this edition. As the Chief Editor, I am grateful to have you as our reader. I hope you enjoy reading this piece of our efforts. We have other sections filled with trusted and resourceful knowledge & information to garner your reading habit.

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10 BHAIRAV RENDERERS

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E-waste & risks

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Waste is an opportunity

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Panchgani model of waste management

Profiles

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Eco Wise

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Lucro Plastecycle Private Limited

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Plastic For Change

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Earth E-Waste Management

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Namo e-Waste

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Recykal

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Srichakra Polyplast

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Saahas Zero Waste

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Vermigold Ecotech

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Reducing waste is not a job of choice. It is a matter of pride to make our planet heal.

S B Senthil Kumar Managing Partner

BHAIRAV RENDERERS S B Senthil Kumar Managing Partner

What motivated you to establish Bhairav Renderers? Tell us about how you got the idea of utilizing slaughterhouse waste?

I was working with Bharat Petroleum Corporation, and was deputed as state project leader for the Swacch Bharath mission for one year to Odisha. This project motivated me to do an innovative waste management project. I realized that in waste-management lot of players were there for dry waste and organic waste, but none for slaughterhouse waste. So I started working towards utilizing slaughterhouse waste and recycling to produce products.

the complete project plan and implemented the same at Coimbatore City in association with Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation (CCMC).

Tell us about your company’s Goal and Vision.

Our Vision is to recycle Slaughterhouse waste into valuable byproducts which are: Pet Food, Bio Diesel and Glycerol, leading to Zero Waste. The goal here is to Recycle slaughterhouse waste in the most scientific way, use safe & secure processing, cause no pollution and produce premium pet food at an affordable price.

At home, I was having a pet dog, for which doctors recommended dry pellet food that will be maintenance-free. This also directed me towards Tell us about challenges and how you producing pet food from slaughterhouse waste. managed to overcome them?

With the help of ABIS-TBI, Tamil Nadu Agricultural Our main challenge was to process the slaughterhouse University, Coimbatore & Tamil Nadu Veterinary waste in whatever condition it arrives. Since our & Animal Science University, Namakkal, Chennai, main focus is to dispose of the slaughterhouse waste Udumalpet, and CIFT, Cochin: I was able to conceive

in useful products, we were facing a problem in continuous lab testing and maintain the required conversion. Dry Rendering Technology has been the protein and amino acid profiles. best scientific method, but there are limitations like the rendering machines are not useful when it comes to putrefied slaughterhouse waste. We did a lot of For which animal do you manufacture pet R&D and finally came up with our own design and food? Do you manufacture for any specific did in-house fabrication of the rendering cooker and relevant types of machinery, which proved a success. age group animal?

We manufacture pet food which includes pet dogs & pet cats of all age groups. Basically, our pet food is in What procedure do you follow to powdered form and can be served to all fur animals.

manufacture pet food?

We have an SOP in place and segregate the incoming What products do you manufacture other slaughterhouse waste as per their physical condition.

Accordingly, we plan our batch processing, and process than pet food? the slaughterhouse waste with stringent quality We are in the process of producing Bio-Diesel from Rendered Chicken Oil using patented technology as control measures.

We segregate the offal and maintain high temperature we have tied up with M/s Sharon Agrotech Pvt Ltd. and pressure for a short time in the batch processing Apart from Bio-Diesel, we are also producing glycerol so that all bacteria and viruses get killed and soap which is an industrial soap that has excellent become inactive in our final product. We also do degreasing ability.

Are you selling your products in the overseas market? Or you are focusing on the domestic market?

as align with government missions like Swacch Bharat mission, Make in India Mission, Atma Nirbhar Mission.

Our pet food Promivita is in powdered form, which can be easily mixed with other foods and served to At present, we are focusing on the domestic market as pet animals. It has high crude protein content than we need more production volume to sell in overseas any other commercially available dry dog food in the markets. Once our production volume increases, we market. It also has essential amino acids and essential shall cover the overseas market too. Currently, we gross energy for pet animals to absorb. The price is have received enquiries from Thailand, Singapore highly affordable for customers who have pet animals and Malaysia. but cannot afford to buy highly-priced pellet based dry pet food.

Tell us about your life journey and previous job or business experiences.

The Government of India and State My father was a cycle mechanic & my mother was a governments are providing subsidies and government school teacher. From this background, schemes to create a favourable environment I rose to get an opportunity to study at IIT Madras, where I completed my M.S (Entrepreneurship). Later, I for food processing companies. Is it joined BPCL, worked in various positions for 23 years, benefitting your company in any manner? and finally resigned as Aviation Manager, Coimbatore & Salem Airport in 2019. The rich experience that I got from BPCL, has helped me in many ways, in my current entrepreneurship journey. My family, including my wife and two daughters, were the strong pillar of support, without which this project would not have come into life. I’m also thankful to Dr Ganeshmani, my partner, Mr Thirumal Sir, Swachh Bharat Nodal Officer, CCMC and our bankers SIDBI (Mrs I Suganthi-AGM and Mrs N Ranjani Manager).

How do you think Bhairav Renderers stand out in the competition?

We are thankful to both the Government of India and the Tamil Nadu state government for giving us a grant for the production of; pet food from slaughterhouse waste and segregated fish waste. We are incubating at; ABIS-TBI, TNAU, Coimbatore, and we have successfully obtained 23 lakhs from the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, New Delhi. For the production of pet food from slaughterhouse waste under RKVY – SAIP Cohorot ll scheme and Rs. 5 lakhs from Tamil Nadu State Government (EDII-IVP Voucher B), for the production of pet snacks from segregated fish waste.

We were also invited by the Startup India team, to be a part of their delegation team and visited Dubai Expo 2020 and participated in various pitching sessions. We Bhairav Renderers is different from others as we are sincerely thank Startup India and both the Central and first: saving the environment by completely eliminating State governments. Our journey would not be complete landfill of slaughterhouse waste and second: producing without thanking from our heart Coimbatore City three products, from this completely new slaughterhouse Municipal Corporation and Commissioner, for allowing waste and save enormous foreign exchange of the us to set up our first plant at their Compost Yard. government in terms of biodiesel (green energy) as well

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Our team successfully signed an agreement with the Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation for recycling the slaughterhouse waste generated within Coimbatore City for the next five years. We are currently recycling seven tons per day of slaughterhouse waste on an average, which increases to 17 tons during weekends and holidays. We are proud that all the machineries except the Boiler are designed and fabricated in house by our team member Mr. S Thiruvengadam. We also sincerely thank Dr. N. Senthil Kumar, Entomologist IFGTB, Coimbatore, for his valuable guidance to our team.

Where do you see your company in the near future?

We are receiving continuous enquiries from various municipalities across India for setting up a slaughterhouse waste disposal unit. With the help of our bankers (SIDBI) and support from the state and central government, we see our future to set up more plants and achieve 100 MT of pet food and 50MT of biodiesel monthly in the next five years. We aim to make slaughterhouse waste into zero waste, thereby saving the environment.

☐ Year of Founding : 2019 ☐ Founding Members : S B Senthil Kumar, S Bhuvaneshwari, G.Sumathy ☐ Office Locations : Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India ☐ Company Strength : 25 employees ☐Website https://bhairavrenderers.wixsite. com/website

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Eco-Wise Manik Thapar CEO

dependable, and responsive waste management service that supports the bottom line. They offer comprehensive recycling & sustainable waste management services to industrial, commercial, and residential establishments.

Eco-Wise Industrial Services has the knowledge, resources, and expertise to help the industry manage its waste streams in a way that is both cost-effective and environmentally responsible. National-Accounts Eco-Wise National Accounts Sales and Services team provides comprehensive waste management services for national and regional companies requiring services for solid waste removal. Based in Noida, they are uniquely suited to provide multiple accounts with services that ease out any complex job.

Why Eco-Wise?

Drawing on their resources and experience; they Eco-Wise tailors its services to meet the needs actively pursue projects and initiatives that benefit of each customer group and to ensure consistent, the waste industry, the communities they serve, superior service at the local level. Headquartered and the environment. Eco-Wise works to make a in Noida. Eco-Wise offers a full range of waste positive difference to the environment in every aspect management services to nearly One hundred thousand of its business. residential, industrial, and commercial customers. Eco Their activities divert more than 60 tons of waste Wise provides quality collection, recycling, and waste from ending up in landfill sites daily. services to businesses large and small. Whether it’s a stand-alone retail store, a midsize office building, a  Eco-Wise Provides Its services to Industrial and regional shopping mall, or a multi-national corporation, Commercial clients on a Pan India basis, removing Eco-Wise can provide your business with efficient, the hassle to deal with multiple vendors.

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 Eco-Wise Provides Industry-Leading Customer documentation. When you choose Eco-Wise, you join Support to all its clients, providing accurate reporting a larger movement to save the environment. After they complete the on-site shredding process, they work and on-time collection every time. with qualified paper mills to securely recycle your shredded paper.

Services they provide:

Their mission is to manage environmental solid waste  Commercial Waste Management: Eco-Wise as a resource and promote sustainability, eco-friendly provides quality collection, recycling, and disposal and cost-effective practices through the system of services to both large and small businesses. Whether waste reduction using technology and education. They it’s a stand-alone retail store, a midsize office building, strive to help their country conserve natural resources a regional shopping mall, or a multi-national through the re-manufacturing of waste to create more corporation, Eco-Wise can provide your business meaningful and sustainable items. with efficient, dependable, and responsive waste management services that support your bottom Website- https://www.ecowise.net.in/ line. Eco-Wise customizes its services to meet your requirements.  Industrial Waste Management: Eco-Wise provides its services to a range of industries both large, medium, and small in size. Eco-Wise customizes its services to meet your needs and assists you in managing your waste recovering material where possible and in enhancing your brand image.

Whether you are looking for door-to-door collection of waste from an industrial area or removal of construction debris from your site, Eco-Wise works as your waste management vendor in meeting all your waste-related needs!  Residential Waste Management: Eco-Wise is one of the leading providers of eco-friendly and dependable Door-to-Door collection services to households all across Delhi/NCR. They believe in reaching out at the grassroots levels to tackle the problems of waste and have developed superior Door-to-Door waste collection services to provide ease and convenience to our customers.

I only mentioned their 3 services but there are many services that they provide. To know more about them you can check out their website. No job is too large or small. Eco-Wise is your answer – cleaning out the garage, old tax documents, a warehouse, you name it & they will do it. Eco-Wise will bring one of their shredding machines to your location where they will shred everything onsite. Let their powerful shredding machines free up valuable space and get rid of unwanted FEBRUARY 2022

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in India 2022 Suresh Moradia Director

Earth E-Waste Management Earth E-Waste Management Pvt. Ltd. is one of the premier service providers engaged in offering services for collection, recycling, reusing, reducing, recovering, and safe management, handling, and disposal of electrical & electronics scraps (e-waste). They work with their valuable clients to establish the best routes for the reduction, recovery, and recycling of a range of business and consumer electrical and electronic products.

Their processes are designed to understand how best to utilize the resources of redundant electrical and electronic equipment through its direct refurbishment and reuse or the recovery of the materials it contains.

Their ultimate aim is to help individuals, companies, and governments to ensure and provide a cost-effective model for complying with both their legal and social responsibilities towards the environment as well getting financial benefits from it.

 Minimizing product lifecycle cost  Reducing carbon footprint They are an end-to-end electrical and electronic waste (e-waste) recycling company registered with the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB). Their organization is the first and among very few organizations that have received approval from the Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) for clearing all types of e-waste.

Their Services:

At Earth E-waste Management Private Limited they offer you a comprehensive range of services that include recycling of e-waste and refurbishing PC for NGOs and rural areas. Apart from that, they also provide onsite hard disk shredding and scraping. They promise you 100% Bringing together best practices evolved over a period of data destruction and data wiping in an environmentally time, Earth E-Waste Management Pvt. Ltd. is focusing friendly way. majorly on the below areas in India.

Here are the services that they offer to their clients:  Controlling pollution & toxicity  E-Waste Collection  Sustaining natural resources 16

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 Recycling  Refurbishing  Data Security

Why Earth E-Waste Management?

Anything and everything that has got a battery, wire, or plug and runs on electricity, which is broken or obsolete and you are never going to use it again is an electrical or electronic waste, well known as e-waste or e-scrap.

Out of millions of waste products, e-waste is one of the fastest-growing scrap products in the world.

recycling process. Their young and dynamic team of highly qualified and experienced professionals makes the use of highly advanced techniques. They understand the requirement of their clients and work for them to provide them complete satisfaction. Their diligent, knowledgeable, and skilled professionals constantly strive to work towards the pollution-free green globe and pave the way for a clean and green future.

Website- http://www.eemplindia.com/

As per the environmental groups and institutions, the way developing countries are trying to dispose of e-waste causes serious health issues, because of pollution. Also, some of the developed countries have adopted nonenvironmental friendly ways to dispose of the e-waste.

All they do is sell the waste to the scrap dealers and they recycle it in an unorganized manner resulting in pollution.

The e-waste disposal problem has to be taken seriously and there is a need to deal with it with complete sincerity.

So, when the world was looking at it as a waste, they saw an opportunity for it. They have all the potential to deal with this e-waste and save the environment.

They provide a wide range of services in e-waste management helping people to get rid of their e-waste.

Their clients include a lot of business institutions as well as individuals. They differ from others, as they focus on processing the e-waste products and turning them into useful things.

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Akash Jain Founder

Namo e-Waste Namo e-Waste was founded in 2014 to make e-waste disposal sustainable and clean across the country. To ensure accuracy, they conducted a 2-year feasibility study before founding and thereafter received their Recycling License in August, 18 months after setting up their plant and machinery. At Namo, they are committed to providing the ultimate electronics wastes and non-ferrous metals recycling solutions in India. They deliver a comprehensive integrated technology to deal with the hazardous ingredients that are present in their waste. With their proper dumping techniques and commitment towards nature and humankind, they look to challenge the improper and unorganized recycling channels present in India. They deal with all kinds of electronic scrap like Old PCs, Desktops, Printers, Telephones, Mobile Phones, etc.

Namo e-Waste provides comprehensive, effective, and responsible recycling services to get rid of electronic wastes. The Company has the finest technology available for the extraction of metals from e-waste and separating the hazardous content present from the waste. Their plants and machinery, authorized by the Central Pollution Control Board, make their facility one of the most sustainable in the country with zero-waste discharge technology.

Their services: PRO Service for EPR: They at Namo are one of the first few organizations to provide Producer Responsibility Organisation (PRO) services to help these producers meet their EPR guidelines. In doing so, they aim to ensure that e-waste producers can ensure that waste products are collected from 16 20

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their customers and delivered to their facility for the responsible recycling and disposal of their products.

To further ensure convenience, they provide the producer with the requisite recycling certification along with a set of compliance documents that adhere to government standards and guidelines.  Reverse Logistics: They have established a widespread presence across India to deliver a customized Reverse Logistics service that collects e-waste from the customer’s doorstep and transports it directly to their facility. They ensure this collection within 96 hours of scheduling the pick-up and ensure that both hazardous and non-hazardous e-waste is transported safely, securely, and responsibly, through their channels.

They have made it their mission to ensure that at least 50% of e-waste produced in India is disposed of sustainably. To further commit to the same, Namo e-Waste is soon moving from providing their services to just producers to everyday consumers.

In going B2C they want to expand the number of people we can help in disposing of e-waste.

To fulfill their commitment and mission to better the environment, they have designed a holistic start to finish process that will effectively ensure the collection, transportation, reuse, and recycling of your product. Upon scheduling the pick-up of your e-waste, their facilitators will collect and transport the waste to their R2 certified facilities. This reverse logistics process is managed by their fleet of vehicles and facilitated through their channel partners. In doing so, they can  Data Destruction: A key concern when sending directly ensure the safe transport of both hazardous and your devices for e-waste management is the security non-hazardous e-waste to their facility. of the confidential data stored in the hard drives of your PCs, laptops, and servers. To prevent any breach Website- https://namoewaste.com/ of information, they provide an on-site 3X data destruction service at your doorstep. This ensures 100% data security. To ensure efficiency, they deploy a three-step data destruction process to prevent important data from leaving your premises.

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Waste is an opportunity Every country has tasted the effects of climate change. India has been facing environmental challenges of its own. The high density of population contributed to pollution & contamination of several natural resources. Inadequate waste management led to mountain high garbage and waste, which is now a headache for several authorities.

Classification of waste

■ Medi Waste ■ Biowaste ■ Electronic waste ■ Paper waste, etc.

The Problem India’s urban areas are recording a massively increasing amount of solid waste month-onmonth. It has created issues for urban local bodies to maintain and segregate waste. Rising migration from rural parts and increasing industrialisation is the major contributor to this situation.

Waste is mainly divided into two categories: Organic and inorganic waste. Organic waste is one that is generated out of natural elements that can get decomposed into land easily. Most organic waste is dumped in landfills to convert into organic Every State capital or any other principal city in fertiliser. It even improves soil quality and enriches India is facing Solid waste management (SWM) plants and crops. challenges due to high population density. The issue of SWM is drastically rising due to the living Inorganic waste, is further classified as per the standards and rapid urbanisation. Regardless of industry and its compositions. It consists of: these issues, Municipal Corporations are taking fewer actions.

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Problem Originator

million tonnes of waste is generated annually in India. Waste collection in India is around 43 million When you want to solve an issue, you must search tonnes which is 70% of the total waste generation. for its origin. That’s the simplest and the fastest way Out of this 12 million tonnes is treated and 31 to identify and neutralise the threat or challenge. million tonnes of waste ends up in landfill sites or The majority of our population still resides in the dumping grounds. The number of waste generation rural or suburban regions. will undoubtedly show a quick upward trend as the The youngest population in the world is currently development projects pick up the pace. residing in the rural regions of India. They are now well prepared to migrate for their financial stability and make their families survive. That puts pressure Opportunities on the urban authorities to manage the population. “The time for meetings are over. It’s time for action Every city has its limitations. Mumbai, for instance, has over 10 million population in & out of its boundaries. Our national capital, Delhi, is brimming and has been left with limited capacity to attend to new migrants.

before it gets too late.” These are the words from the young and worried population of the nation. To clean up the mess that has been created in the last couple of decades by humankind, has gotten serious attention by the revolutionary minds.

Researchers & Tech developers are developing and innovating gadgets and products that ease the process of work. We have witnessed an immense level of development in electronic appliances in the last two decades. For instance, mobile phones are a hot topic for the trend. Packed food is another trend in the world that is demanding multiple packaging solutions that are truly food grading and safe.

Startups and specifically concerned young graduates are participating in creating a sense of responsibility among other individuals to contribute to resolving the waste issue. Startups are involved in changing the habit of using plastic & thermocol cups & plates in the food industry. Now, we have eco-friendly alternatives for plastic cups, spoons & plates, which got replaced by wooden or food grading paper.

I know a few startups in India that address industrial wastewater and sewage water. They treat it in such Waste generation in India a way, that it helps rivers stay clean and unpolluted.

No one took it seriously until China generated Even a startup converts waste plastic wrappers into Covid19 virus hit us hard. Environmental crisis was stylish plastic bags. taken seriously and was being discussed among the young generation as well.

Statistics show that an increase in living standards results in a rise in demand for goods and services.

The booming BPM & BPO sectors (categorised under the IT sector) contribute at large to job creation and income generation of the middle class & lower-middle-class population of India.

As the income increases, demand for luxurious goods increases.

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Final thoughts

If you have a business mind, you can even convert waste into raw material. Opportunities are waiting for you to grab and make your life worthy by joining a revolution for Mother Nature and the future of mankind.

- Parag Ahire

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Best Waste Management Companies

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LUCRO PLASTECYCLE PRIVATE LIMITED Lucro handles every step in the plastic waste supply chain to close the loop & create a Circular plastic Economy.

They start from a collection of post-consumer plastic waste, segregation, washing, recycling into granules & manufacturing of packaging made from post-consumer recyclate. They have been innovating in their Material Science division to upcycle plastic waste. They have been creating new applications of packaging that are made from plastic waste, replace virgin plastic & are 100% recyclable.

They aim to popularize the recycling culture. Plast-ECycle TM addresses three core areas. Protecting the environment by reducing plastic waste reaching landfills and oceans. Developing the community by creating opportunities for rag pickers and dormant factories.

Progressing businesses by manufacturing innovative and environment-friendly products.

LUCRO has always been in the business of harnessing the possibilities of plastic. But now they’ve raised the stakes and taken on something that most manufacturers would not touch - recycling flexible plastic. They believe that there is inherent, an untapped value that can be released by turning this kind of plastic waste into valuable products. They like to be in control, especially when it concerns quality and reliability, which is why they are involved in an end-to-end process. From collection to segregation, to processing of granules, product design, and manufacturing of these products serving across categories like automotive, home, retail, and institutions, among others.

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Their Vision:

They believe in a more realistic approach to the plastic Leading the transformation of plastic usage by changing problem. Plastic isn’t waste as long as we create value from it. This is why they believe that the world should it from a linear to a circular economy. How? move from the misuse to reuse of plastic. It’s the wiser  By valuing plastic and paying for waste. Encouraging thing to do - for our planet, for our businesses, for our consumers, industries, and waste pickers to simply communities. not discard it.

Their mission is to Be global leaders in recycled

products by thoroughly integrating a closed-loop  By closing the loop on plastic usage and turning recycling system. Providing high-quality, innovative, it into usable products; thereby stopping it from and eco-friendly products. Partnering organizations reaching landfills and polluting our oceans. and institutions across public and private sectors by  By organizing India’s unorganized waste sector. providing added traceability, and helping them attain Streamlining the supply, collection, and segregation their annual sustainability goals. of plastic waste makes them better recyclers.

Website- https://www.lucro.in/

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Abhay Deshpande Founder

Recykal recycling industry in India could be solved through digital technology, something that no one else was doing. They are disrupting the US$13.4 Bn waste management industry with their digital technology platform. Their unique, integrated approach connects waste generators, collectors, processors, recyclers, and brand owners through an ecosystem of digital cloudbased solutions that facilitate transparent and traceable material flows and transactions for all stakeholders.

Recykal is an end-to-end digital solutions provider, facilitating transactions for all stakeholders across India’s waste management and recycling value chain. Their unique, integrated approach connects waste generators, processors, recyclers, and brand owners to solve some of the biggest challenges faced by the industry including demand-supply mismatch and lack of transparency and traceability.

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They are helping FMCG and electronic brands run their consumer awareness and takeback programs and comply with extended producer responsibility (EPR) rules. Their Technology, data, and reporting solutions help governments, policymakers, organizations, and communities adopt sustainable practices while creating a positive social, economic and environmental impact at scale

Achievements Recykal was awarded as the ‘Runner-up’ in the Indian Circular Economy Awards - Start-up category,2021 by FICCI, and in the same month they were recognized as the Winner of Excellence in managing Plastic Waste

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first start-up in India to be inducted into the Circulars Accelerator Cohort 2021, Recognised by the World Economic Forum as a pioneer in waste management, a humbled recipient of the Circulate Capital Ocean’s Fund, and a recognition by Grant Thorton - Sabera Awards as a Responsible Business of the year!

Challenges

The Waste Management industry is dominated by the informal sector where the transactions that happen offline, are unrecognized and missing a formal ecosystem. The stakeholders work in their silos with a lack of information and communication. In a vast geographic and populous country like India, the ‘digital divide’ results in reduced access to information regarding Market Presence Established in 2016, they have grown from a quaint material availability, lower recycling capacities, and office in Hyderabad to office spaces in Pune, Delhi, more material reaching landfills. The need of the hour Bengaluru, Kolkata, and Chennai. They do not just is innovative, reliable, and scalable technologies that work with waste generators and recyclers, they work bridge the ‘digital divide’ to close material loops and with all stakeholders in the waste ecosystem in India. pave the way for a circular economy. That’s where So far, they have connected with more than 400,000 Recykal comes in! consumers, 47 municipalities, 95 ULBs, 100+ brands, and more than 500+ aggregators & recyclers across 30 Website- https://www.recykal.com/ states & UTs in India.

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Srichakra Polyplast cleaning processes, exhaustive washing and drying Srichakra Polyplast (India) Pvt Ltd (Srichakra), is a techniques to their in-house QC lab, they’ve leading plastic recycling company that produces highengineered our recycled products to be of a high quality recycled PET and Polyolefin flakes and granules grade that meets our customers’ standards of quality. primarily for packaging. A pioneer of recycling processes, Srichakra uses leading-edge technology to create reliable, high-quality materials and bottle-to-bottle solutions  Customized Solutions: They believe that service should be thoughtful towards a customer’s needs. to help brand-owners reduce the use of virgin plastic.

Their recycled products range is designed to offer a Established in 2012, the company prevents plastic variety of customizations. waste from entering the environment and supports the circular economy by giving locally sourced plastic waste  Evolving Technology: They keep themselves at the new life. PET plastic, most commonly in the form of helm of innovation. They’ve custom-built their plastic bottles, accounts for over 10% of plastic waste in in-house washing lines, are exploring Artificial India. Although 90% of this is collected and recycled, Intelligence and Machine Learning for robotic the recycled PET is not up to a high standard, resulting sorting, and are focused on R&D. in low levels of circularity. Srichakra was borne from the realization that it is possible to build a profitable plastic recycling process that ensures plastic bottles do not end up in the ocean and can be reused many Their Products: times over.  rPET Flakes: Their in-house custom-built washing line transforms post-consumer PET bottles Why Srichakra Polyplast? into clean flakes. It is designed to process 4000 Kg/hr throughput.  Assured Quality: From sophisticated sorting and 28

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 rPET SSP Granules: They created state-of-theart processes and quality assurance standards to produce rPET SSP Pellets that can be blended with virgin resin and mimic its performance. The result is Bottle to Bottle and Food Grade rPET pellets that are sustainable, 100% replacement for virgin plastic with equal performance standards.  Polyolefin Granules They create superior quality polyolefin odorless granules to meet the brand owner’s requirements.

As a pioneer of recycling processes, their company uses leading-edge technology to create reliable, highquality materials and bottle-to-bottle solutions that help brand-owners reduce their use of virgin plastic.

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economy by giving locally sourced plastic waste new life. At Srichakra, they have championed the cause of transforming waste plastic into reusable materials since 2010.

Their mission is to Revolutionize the recycling industry by creating a shift in plastic waste perception, and partnering MNCs with end-to-end solutions for EPR and sustainability goals. They want to be global thought leaders in plastic waste transformation by empowering consumers and corporations to preserve the environment through awareness and sustainable living practices.

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E-waste & risks Waste management has become a concern for many, as it is getting mighty and more dangerous.

Electronic waste, popularly termed e-waste is one of the fastest-growing waste and has no signs of slow-down. To get the knowledge about e-waste, first, we must understand the production procedure and materials used in it.

Understanding electronic gadgets Our life is preoccupied with electricity and electronic gadgets. From our Washing machine, Television, Desktop computer, Mobile phones, Toaster, Grinder and much more. We have been using these gadgets for years, and now they are running out of operations.

The ultimate aim of electronic items is to reduce human efforts and increase efficiency. Researchers and scientists are developing hardware tech for almost every machine. Even our cars operate mainly through a small motherboard that controls the functions.

Technology development The electronic industry is one of the principal innovative industries in the world. It has covered every sector directly or indirectly. Electronically operated medical equipment has helped the medical fraternity to research on disease, disorders and medicine.

Technology is spreading its roots in almost Our regular dial watch has been upgraded with every industry and has gained importance. additional functioning to increase its efficiency Covid19 pandemic has indirectly nourished the and make the tech part easy on our hands. requirement for technology.

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A decade ago, technology was majorly limited to big cities around the globe. Rural and suburban regions had specific amounts of tech in hand. As the internet service kept expanding, technology expanded its reach to almost every part of the earth.

and human health. As we have an unstructured collection system high compared with a structured procedure, the chances of serious threats open up.  Effect on Air

There have been some improper disposals At the current stage, we have smart-solutions like burning electronics in open spaces. which make our daily life easygoing. If you are This contaminates our air with several toxic one of those who have attended the lectures in chemical elements that can cause permanent covid19 pandemic and attempted exams in the damage to our respiratory system. same period, or you have been working since the pandemic, then you know how technology came  Effect on Soil as a saviour.

The farmlands are the major source of food for us. Exposure of e-waste to such soil or nearby The E-waste soil can affect the crops and groundwater as it carries heavy metals that can be vulnerable.

It all was going well until the truth of electronic products came out of several pieces of research.

The gadgets that we use in our daily life, contain several toxic or hazardous elements that damage us medically and contaminate our soil.

Electronic components are manufactured from elements such as: lithium, cadmium, barium, lead, mercury, etc. These elements hold enough toxicity to affect severely human body parts like the brain, heart, liver, kidney, and skeletal system.

India has a very high rate of PC penetration and mobile phones as well. These are a few of the examples of electronic gadgets that are high on demand.

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 Effect on Water Toxins such as mercury, lead and lithium leaked into mainstream water further get in contact with other resources that could pose a serious threat. Clean water is a basic necessity for every human. Acidification of water leads to severe effects on that region and further unfavourably impacts the environment as well.  Effect on Humans As previously mentioned, how it affects the human body. One must consider not to take it lightly as it has indirectly affected several human’s medical health.

As per the report by the Central Pollution Control It is always better to take precautions before the Board, India has generated 10, 14, 961 tonnes of problem escalates. e-waste in the FY 2019-2020. It was about a 32% hike from the previous financial year. The report - Parag Ahire also stated that, out of this, only 10% of the e-waste was collected.

The problem lies in the informal structure of the waste collection, which is still popular in places as kabadiwala. They are still one of the large-scale solid waste collectors in India.

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Andrew Almack, Founder & CEO

Plastics For Change Plastics For Change has developed an ethical sourcing platform to create sustainable livelihoods for the urban poor while transitioning the industry towards a circular economy. Their platform catalyzes the recovery and recycling of post-consumer plastics profitably while helping brands meet & exceed their extended producer responsibility. Similar to fair trade agriculture, their platform creates transparency and accountability from the base of the supply chain to the manufacturer. This results in more efficient shared-value chains and higher quality recycled plastic. They provide expertise to help brands and manufacturers replace the use of virgin plastic with ethically sourced recycled plastic, thereby immediately improving the social and environmental impact of their products. Plastics For Change has been developing several breakthroughs in India’s plastics industry, including food-grade PET, 100% recycled HDPE bottles, Reach + Rohs compliant ABS, Polyester filament, and other types of recycled plastics. Their “secret sauce” is using transparency in the scrap plastic supply chain to improve quality assurance. This ensures a consistent supply of high-quality material for industry partners.

The Plastics for Change story started with Andrew Almack’s journey through South Asia in 2011. Overwhelmed by the extreme poverty in the region and the audacious levels of plastic pollution began the journey of an “eco-label” that could represent ethically sourced recycled plastic, ultimately helping to reduce plastic pollution and poverty.

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Why Plastics For Change?  Fight Climate Change: Their program is designed to make it profitable for companies to transition away from virgin plastic and start sourcing recycled. Every one ton of virgin plastic that is offset by recycled plastic saves approximately two to three tons of Co2.

groups. Their inclusive business and fair-trade practices ensure dignified work to some of the poorest communities.

Plastics for Change was launched with a mission to use plastic waste as a resource for addressing social issues ever since. With over two billion people living on less than $2.00 a day, there is an enormous opportunity to reduce poverty through recycling.  Create Livelihoods: 1% of the urban population They have been on a mission ever since - to bring in developing countries relies on recycling as their recycling infrastructure to developing regions and primary household income. Life at the base of create jobs for some of the most marginalized members the recycling supply chain is tough. Their ethical of society. sourcing platform can help break the poverty cycle Their mission is to empower a million informal waste and create lasting change. collectors by providing fair market access through their  Reduce Plastic Pollution: More than 3 billion people platform. They vision a world where plastic waste is don’t have their waste collected or disposed of safely. optimized as a resource for reducing poverty through We need to accelerate the development of recycling fair market access infrastructure by creating markets for waste.  Decent Work and Economic Growth: Their program is designed to provide predictable and sustainable livelihoods to some of the world’s most marginalized and exploited people

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in India 2022 Wilma Rodrigues Founder & CEO

Saahas Zero Waste Saahas Zero Waste is a socio-environmental enterprise with an overall experience of 18 years in the waste management sector. They believe in a circular economy where all waste is converted to resources. In this context, they leverage technology and data to provide a transparent view of the waste flow and the impact created through responsible waste management. They specialize in designing and executing customized solutions for the goal of zero waste to landfills, especially for bulk waste generators such as technology parks, residential complexes, educational institutions, hotels, and others. In 2018, they were awarded the Swachh Best Practice Award by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as recognition of the work done in the space.

In addition, they work with brands and producers to channel plastic waste and e-waste for responsible processing under their extended producer responsibilities. In 2019, they diverted 10,000 MT of plastic waste from dumpsites and other open spaces under the extended producer responsibility program.

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supports livelihoods at the base of the pyramid and they consistently strive towards increasing the social impact of their work.

Their services:  Waste Management in Bangalore  Waste Management in Chennai  Waste Management in Hyderabad  E-Waste Management And Recycling  Dry And Wet Waste Management  Extended Producer Responsibility  Waste Recycled Products  Event Waste Management  Waste Management Consultant  Waste Management Recycling  Plastic Waste Management  Waste Management in Goa  Waste Management in Noida FEBRUARY 2022

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Saahas Zero Waste is a pioneer in providing professional decentralized Waste Management solutions in India.

Over the past decade, Saahas Zero Waste has developed a good understanding of the dynamics of how residential outfits can be steered towards establishing good residential waste management solutions. It involves close coordination with all stakeholders including Resident Welfare Associations, property managers, resident volunteers, housekeeping teams, and maintenance staff.

In their decentralized model for wet waste disposal management, processing units are set up on-site to convert the wet waste from the premises to compost.

They also use centralized and decentralized biogas plants operated by their partners for the biomethylation process of wet waste. The end-product – which is biogas

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– can be used safely used in your premises for cooking, heating, or generating electricity. Their collection vehicles also run on biogas. Similar to dry waste, the trail of waste managed by them is completely traceable to ensure it reaches the authorized end destinations.

They provide end-to-end waste management services based on the principles of the circular economy. They handle waste sustainably & responsibly for MNCs, tech parks, residential communities, and other bulk generating organizations and institutions. Are you a bulk waste generator? You can connect with them to ensure that your brand becomes zero waste to landfill.

Website- https://saahaszerowaste.com/

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Jaideep Saptarshi Founder & Executive Directo

Vermigold Ecotech by the Govt. of India in its advisory on decentralized composting as part of the Swachh Bharat Mission.

Their waste management systems create a significant impact for their customers in enhancing their marketable commitment to the environment while reducing their carbon footprint. They assure their customers’ peak standards of sustainability across the entire product life cycle with low operating costs and valuable resource recovery.

The team at Vermigold Ecotech has significant Vermigold Ecotech is a cleantech waste experience in conducting waste audits including large management technology company. They design, waste generators such as townships. They focus on develop and market innovative products for organic objectively assessing customers’ waste generation and waste composting. Their range of Organic Waste recommend waste reduction strategies.

Digesters is designed to provide their customers with a convenient and sustainable way to convert their organic What is a waste audit and why do one? waste into nutrient-rich compost on-site. They address A waste audit is a formal, structured process used to the need for an innovative and technologically sound quantify the amount and types of waste being generated provider of Environmentally Sound Technologies by an organization. Information from audits will help (EST). their global award-winning products deliver real identify current waste practices and how they can be benefits to the end-user and the environment. Featured improved. Being waste-wise can mean: 36

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 A more efficient and effective organization  Reduced carbon footprint  Better use of limited natural resources.

The waste audit approach to waste-resource assessment is an important first step towards a comprehensive waste reduction program for your organization. It will help you and your organization assess your current generation of solid waste and plan the changes necessary to comply with the Govt regulations. A waste assessment can be an extremely valuable experience for a forward-thinking organization. By following this visual estimate approach your organization will be in an excellent position to implement a sound Waste Reduction Action Plan and help turn waste into resources.

Factors that make them unique:  Winner of National and International awards in recognition of our innovative environmental technologies.  Passionate to deliver exceptional value to their customers and create a significant impact on the environment.  Committed to innovation, long-term brand development, disciplined sales execution, and focused cost management.

They wanted to develop and market environmentally sound products that are unique and outstanding; products that employ cutting-edge technology for a sustainable environment. To be recognized as a distinctly innovative company with a deep understanding of its customer requirements with products that give real benefits to the end-user and the environment. Vermigold Ecotech operates in a way that actively recognizes the central role that business plays in society by initiating innovative ways to improve the quality of life locally, nationally & internationally.

Website- https://www.vermigold.com/

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Panchgani model of waste management Waste Management challenge

As time went by, small cities registered interest and were able to manage their landfills effectively.

A couple of years ago, several videos of dumping Panchgani, one of the most popular hill stations grounds in India were on the discussion table as and tourist destinations in Maharashtra, became it was staggeringly huge. Regional authorities & a role model for many small and big cities.

Municipal Corporations were asked about the solutions to it. It was impacting many households, as the dumping ground was getting filled on a About Panchgani daily basis. It was just incoming, and no proper procedure was followed to channelize the existing A hill station & municipal council located in the Satara district of Maharashtra is a popular tourist garbage at the place. destination & renowned for many residential Central Government’s ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’, education institutions (Boarding schools). was launched to address this waste management According to the history available on records, challenge. Big cities were expected to address this recite that Panchgani was discovered during challenge at the top, as they were the hotspot for British Raj in the 1860s. dumping ground problems. Mumbai city was one As the hill station is nestled in the middle of five of the top list members.

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villages, it was named Panchgani, meaning “land between five villages”. This beautiful hill station was facing the challenge to manage its garbage as there were very few pieces of flat surface to create a dumping ground.

The dumping ground problem Dumping ground or popularly called ‘Kachra Point’ in India, has created a question of the ability to manage the city’s garbage efficiently. Before Swachh Sarvekshan 2018, this beautiful hill station Panchgani was popularly called ‘Kachra Point’. The title from ‘Garbage point’ to ‘Cleanest City in West Zone’ is inspiring and must follow method for every citizen.

The council started segregating wet & compostable waste to ensure no solid waste remains in landfills to contaminate its natural harmony. They dug the hill of garbage up to 100 feet and later realised the waste got decomposed. Further, it was a challenge to ensure no waste should be littered on the road, as it is a tourist hotspot too.

Residents of the hill station were urged to contribute to making this campaign a successful one. After all, it was all for the betterment of the residents and their surroundings. They realised the key to successful waste management lies in segregation.

Fines and penalties are imposed if the trash is thrown on the roads. Even if the waste is not segregated before disposal, fines & penalties are applied.

The story of Swach Bharat Point The story began a decade ago, in 2012. Once upon a time, a beautiful scenic valley now became a hill of garbage and waste. Residents and the Municipal Council of Panchgani were upset with this scenario. Later, the concerned authorities took the initiative to segregate the waste.

The procedure was simple. Residents, education institutes, and businesses were asked to segregate their garbage in order to process it effectively. By solving this segregation problem, now, the main challenge existed, to manage the dumping ground.

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Mutual Co-operation It is never an easy task to clean your mess.

Collective efforts are required to do so. And the Municipal Council & Residents of Panchgani did it.

They showcased the will to clean their surroundings and set an example for other residents who think it is just the responsibility of the management authorities. We must take lessons from such small towns that are developing in a true sense.

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