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The unprecedented COVID-19 health crisis has exposed the frailties in India’s informal economy. During the lockdown, increased digital and internet penetration has boosted the role of startups in ensuring continued services. For enterprises working in water, energy and waste management sectors, the lockdown has created a moment for introspection. Some enterprises are seeking ways to …

ADAPT AND INNOVATE: URBAN SERVICE DELIVERY STARTUPS RESPOND TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC Read More »

RaddiConnect wants to make it simple. They provide a door-to-door service that allows institutions, organizations, and households to dispose of their recyclables through a friendly, reliable, and fair process. They want to empower their customers to play a part in helping the environment, all while saving time and effort along the way. The team works …

RaddiConnect: Mumbai’s first recycling based fundraising platform Read More »

The awards were preceded by a day-long summit, where industry leaders tabled growth triggers, digital transformation and technology and innovation that assist young entrepreneurs today in their everyday decision making and in charting long term plans.

Digital has proven to be the biggest differentiator. In his view, scaling digitally has separated the big economies from the developing ones.

ReCircle, a brand of Swachh Sustainable Solutions, are building a digital platform that aggregates the collection and processing of dry waste to sell Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) credits to businesses, such as Hindustan Unilever Limited, and Dabur in India. Low-value, non-recyclable plastics – such as food packets, sachets, wrappers – are most often dumped in landfills as …

Introducing ReCircle: Digitising the waste supply chain in India Read More »

Anant National University (AnantU), a leading design university in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, is excited to host TEDxAnantU, an independent event licensed under TED. Themed on ‘Restore, Reach Out and Rejunevate’, the ethos that AnantU abides by, the event aims to bring together experts, practitioners and driven individuals to share ideas that will help youth to adapt …

Reach Out Restore Rejuvenate Read More »

January comes with a mood to clean the closet, bookshelves, and the entire house for some. And now you have a pile of clothes you no longer wear, books you’ve read and re-read and even pieces of furniture that no longer fit your aesthetic. But this time, instead of discarding them, you can choose to …

Here is a list of NGOs accepting your leftovers to recycle them for good Read More »

Rahul Nainani, a part of the generation who would have to deal with environmental issues, took it upon himself to do something about it. He identified the urgent need for his company ‘ReCircle’ while researching data about waste management in India. He observed that India was importing waste from the world to run its recycling …

Rahul Nainani | The Entrepreneurs of India Youngpreneur Magazine August 2022 Read More »

Composed of over 8000 bags, this work graphically visualises the excess of plastic that is bursting out of our cities – reflecting on the heavy production, consumption, and reliance on the material in urban landscapes.The temporary installation is the result of a public call-out that invited Mumbai locals and organizations to donate plastic waste like garbage bags, …

Wondering where all plastic bags went? It may be at Evelyn House in Mumbai’s Colaba. Read More »