Industrial Goods and Services
Why innovation is needed to battle wild wild waste
22 Feb 2023
There
are startups working on AI-based technologies for dry waste segregating
(Ishitva Robotic Systems), making sustainable bricks from recycled waste
(Angirus), recycling used sanitary napkins in a hygienic manner (Padcare),
using low value multi-layered packaging waste to create construction panels
(Ricron) and more. The challenge, however, is the implementation of these
technologies at scale. Plastics is and will always continue to be a cheaper
option. “When compared to plastics, at this stage the products/services offered
by these startups will be more expensive. But over time as it achieves scale
and some government incentives, the cost should come down,” explains Mariwala.
For
MIF, working on this report with Indian Institute of Science and Praxis Global
Alliance as knowledge partners is just the beginning. He adds, “We have a broad
theoretical framework with this report, but ultimately we want to go ahead and
find practical ways to really create an impact on ground.