10 best NGOs combating plastic waste

If you're looking for inspiration to reduce plastic waste, check out these 10 Indian NGOs in the recycling sector. They collect, process, and reuse plastic while creating livelihood opportunities for marginalized communities. Highlights of their initiatives include:

1. Goonj: Collects discarded items and transforms them into useful products distributed in rural and disaster-hit areas.

2. Chintan: Works with waste pickers, promotes waste segregation, composting, recycling, and advocates for circular economy and environmental justice.

3. Saahas: Provides waste management solutions, runs awareness campaigns, and sets up collection centers and processing units for plastic waste.

4. EcoAd: Empowers women to create eco-friendly products from plastic waste and helps market them.

5. RUR Greenlife: Offers customized waste management solutions, designs biogas plants, composting units, and recycling machines.

6. Waste Warriors: Cleans up public spaces, organizes awareness campaigns and education programs on waste management.

7. Greensole: Recycles footwear into comfortable and fashionable shoes, donating them to underprivileged individuals.

8. Sampurn(e)arth: Provides decentralized waste management solutions using technology and ensures fair wages for waste pickers.

9. Banyan Nation: Uses data analytics and IoT to improve plastic recycling industry efficiency and transparency.

10. Plastics For Change: Creates a fair trade platform for plastic waste pickers, connecting them with ethical buyers.

These NGOs are working to make India plastic-free.