Waste Management


Metastable Materials Secures Seed Funding led by Surge and Sequoia

2023-04-03 Financing Startups

The Bengaluru-based startup is working on the development of a chemical-free process to recycle lithium-ion batteries.

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Padcare Labs innovates sanitary napkin recycling with patented technology

2023-02-23 Case study Interview/discussion Startups

The process of 'menstrual hygiene management' developed by the Pune-based startup ensures the complete recycling of used sanitary napkins, starting from their collection to the final processing stage.

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Ashaya, creates recycled sunglasses made from empty packets (bags) of chips

2023-02-22 Innovations Product / solution launch Startups

The recycled sunglasses made of multi-layered plastics (MLP) were developed at a laboratory in Pune and release under the brand name “Without”.

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Solid Waste Management



Banyan Nation uses plastic wastes in quality packaging applications - such as shampoo, detergent, and lotion bottles.

2023-02-16 Innovations Product / solution launch Startups

They have produced over 300 million FMCG bottles from recycled plastic for major clients like Hindustan Unilever, Shell, HPCL, and Reckitt.

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Solid Waste Management



Mukul Chhabra’s ScrapUncle bags an Shark Tank offer of Rs 60 lakh for 5% equity

2023-02-13 Business opportunity Financing Startups

The Delhi-based startup allows users to sell scrap for pre-quoted prices to verified collectors, which is then segregated and recycled.

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Insectika Biotech Pvt Ltd receives a Rs 100 crore Israeli investment for commercialisation of its product

2023-02-06 Financing Innovations Startups

The startup developed an auto-climatized & decentralised insect farming bioreactor to up-cycle municipal bio-waste & industrialise the affordable insect farming.

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Solid Waste Management



Shroff Industries turns banana waste into eco-friendly handicrafts

2023-02-03 Innovations Product / solution launch Startups

The startup makes banana fibre out of the stems, which is later turned into baskets, planters, ropes, bags, brooms, yoga mats, mats, wall clocks etc.

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Solid Waste Management



Yokogawa Electric Corporation makes a US$10 million Series B investment in Ideation3X Pte. Ltd.

2023-02-02 Business opportunity Financing Startups

i3X possesses technology for producing high-quality alternative fuels from waste. 

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Solid Waste Management



Shillong

Meghalaya startup Rynsan Creation uses dehydrated fruits, spices for making snacks

2022-12-04 Startups

Its dehydration technology reduces spoilage and wastage of fruits, vegetables and other crops.

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Swachhata Startup Challenge winners receive Rs 25 lakhs grant from MoHUA and AFD

2022-09-20 Contests & competitions Innovations Startups

Organized by Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, AFD (Agence Fracaise de Developpement), with Villgro as the implementation partner.

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Solid Waste Management



Mumbai

Otipy to Deliver Farm Fresh Fruits & Vegetables to Residents in Mumbai

2022-08-04 IT / Digital Startups

With the help of AI-based demand prediction, Otipy has been able to decrease food wastage in the supply chain from 40 percent down to just 3 percent.

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Bengaluru

Startup converts food waste into pet feed

2022-07-31 Innovations Startups

A Bengaluru based startup, Loopworm, converts food waste into valuable raw materials. 

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Delhi

Food Upcycling Startup Wastelink Raises INR 10 Cr In Seed Funding

2022-06-08 Financing Startups

Startup plans to utilize the funds to scale up the nutrition science and technology platform capability & expand the scope of food waste recycling

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Morbi, Gujarat

CarbonCraft Design: Turning tyres into tiles and homes

2022-05-26 Innovations Startups

CarbonCraft Tile made using upcycled carbon collected from waste carbon streams—tyre pyrolysis, biomass waste and captured particulate matter.

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Solid Waste Management



Mumbai

Mumbai gets India’s first EV charging station powered by food waste

2022-05-10 Product / solution launch Startups

The station, a first-of-its-kind, will generate 220 units of electricity from food waste collected from its nearby areas, mostly from bulk generators like hotels and offices. Along with powering street lights, this energy plant will now charge electric vehicles too

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Meet the startups leveraging new-age tech to recycle plastics, non-biodegradable waste

2022-04-04 Startups

YourStory brings a list of Indian startups working in waste management space to recycle non-biodegradable waste into valuable resources. Startups discussed include Phool Zerund, ZeroPlast Labs, Loopworm and MuddleArt.

 

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New Delhi

Delhi startup making food waste management sustainable through food-to-feed conversion technology

2022-03-17 Innovations Startups

Wastelink solves the problem of commercial food waste by upcycling food surplus to animal feed.

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Kanpur

IIT-K Incubated Start-up Invents A Composting Machine That Converts Waste To Manure in 10 Days

2022-03-16 Product / solution launch Startups

An IIT Kanpur-incubated start-up has developed an automatic waste management equipment that efficiently turns waste to manure.The machine is called BHOOMI by the start-up, which stands for Bio-composting of horticulture and organic waste into manure indigenously.

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Bengaliru

IIT-Roorkee Alumni Use Insects to Upcycle a Ton of Food Waste/Week Into Animal Feed

2022-03-16 Business opportunity Case study Innovations

Loopworm creates a protein-rich diet for fisheries, poultry farms and house pets by feeding insects on food waste.

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Mumbai

Agritech startup Otipy raises $32 million

2022-03-07 IT / Digital Startups

In series B round led by Westbridge Capital. Existing investors SIG and Omidyar Network India also participated

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