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It all started with a single question

How can we solve waste crisis & poverty, together?

Waste Crisis & Poverty

Closing the Loop on Waste & Breaking the Cycle of Poverty

Waste Crisis

  • Increasing Waste
  • Environmental damage

Poverty

  • Increasing Unemployement
  • Extreme Poverty

Connected Solution

Systematic circular economy infrastructure solves waste problems and creates dignified employment.

How Did We Solve It?

We create direct jobs & livelihoods by providing long-term stability with safety, dignity & fair wages.

Direct Employment & Livelihoods

Direct Employment & Livelihoods

Creating direct jobs & formalising waste collectors with focus on women empowerment.

Safety & Dignity First

Safety & Dignity First

Ensuring safe working conditions, fair wages, and treating every worker with respect.

Stabilised Process

Stabilised Process

Stable jobs lead to consistent processes, driving systemic change in waste management.

Over a Decade of Building Systematic Change

The Early Days

Our journey began over a decade ago in a small village named Poonoor.

Women Waste-Preneurs Model

Empowering women through entrepreneurship in waste management.

Minimum Wages to Fair Wages

Ensuring fair compensation and improved livelihoods.

Circularity Transition Model

Developing and implementing models for a seamless shift to circularity.

Getting into Recycling

Establishing robust recycling processes and infrastructure.

Material Specific Value Chains

Creating material specific value chains for different types of low-value waste.

Early days of grassroot work
Building trust with communities
Scaling infrastructure
Team celebrating milestones

That Question We Asked a Decade Ago Has Changed Everything

From asking why to proving how with impact at scale.

Direct Jobs Created
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Direct Jobs Created
Material Recovery & Recycling Facilities
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Material Recovery & Recycling Facilities
House hold served 15,00,000 +
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House hold served 15,00,000 +
Waste Collection Partners
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Waste Collection Partners
Tons per Day Capacity
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Tons per Day Capacity
Partnerships with Villages
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Partnerships with Villages

But the Waste Keeps Coming

The linear economy model is fundamentally broken.

The Linear Economy Trap

MAKE

Manufacture products

USE

Consume products

DISPOSE

Throw away as waste

We Asked Ourselves Again

Deeper questions reshaped our approach and led us to a powerful realization.

"How can we stop the linear economy of waste?"
"How can we fix the issue at source?"
"How can we work with brands?"

These Questions Led Us To

Driving the urgent shift from a linear to a circular economy through co-creation with brands and manufacturers.

Fast-forwarding Circularity with Brands

We engage brands as active partners in building circular, sustainable solutions for people and the planet.

Circular Design & Innovation

Co-create products and packaging for recyclability.

Traceable Material Recovery

Source high-quality PCR materials.

Verified Impact & Compliance

Achieve EPR compliance and enhance ESG reporting.

Systemic Transformation

Drive industry-wide circular economy shifts.

Building a Circular Future with Brands

By joining forces with brands, we redefine value chains, drive market shifts, and build a circular ecosystem that benefits everyone.

The Power of Collaboration

Strategic Partnership

Co-design circular solutions.

Industry Transformation

Brands influence value chains.

Systemic Change

Drives market & policy shifts.

The Multiplier Effect

Every brand joining our circular ecosystem makes it easier for others to follow. Together, we build infrastructure for a circular economy benefiting businesses, communities, and the planet.

We Do What It Takes

We turn circular ambitions into action.Driving systemic change and impact that matter.

Build Infra at last-mile

Build Infra at last-mile

200 TPD processing capacity with advanced sorting facilities.

Co-design Circularity

Co-design Circularity

Partner to redesign products and packaging.

Ensure Compliances & Traceability

Ensure Compliances & Traceability

End-to-end EPR compliance and ESG reporting.

Reduce Virgin Materials

Reduce Virgin Materials

High-quality PCR materials for manufacturing.

Create Dignified Jobs

Create Dignified Jobs

created 855+ dignified job

Transform Systems

Transform Systems

Enable industry-wide circular economy transitions.

Now, We're Moving Towards Systemic Change

Partnering with Brands and Manufacturers to Accelerate the Transition to a Circular Economy

Collective Action for an Ambitious Future

Expanding systems, jobs, and partnerships needed for true circularity.

Material-Specific Value Chains

Specialized processing systems for different waste streams.

10,000 Direct Jobs

Scaling employment in circular economy sectors.

30,000 Waste Collection Partners

Expanding our network to empower more communities.

1000 TPD Capacity

Significantly increasing our daily waste processing capabilities.

The Question We're Asking Now

How can your enterprise lead the circular transformation in your industry?