The Indian tech startups tackling the country's mountains of waste

Apps taking on big pollution source are drawing funding from the likes of Flipkart

20250723 ReCircle

Through a network of waste collection and processing partners, ReCircle operates across 271 locations in India, while its digital platform ClimaOne enables real-time traceability of waste movement across the supply chain. (Photos by ReCircle)

SHARMILA VAIDYANATHAN

BENGALURU -- In 2016, when fires engulfed India's oldest and largest garbage dumping ground in Deonar, Mumbai, NASA released satellite images of the fumes shooting up into the sky. The fire, which raged for days, brought the city's and the country's indiscriminate waste disposal methods to light -- and turned out to be the tipping point that Rahul Nainani and Gurashish Singh Sahni needed to step into the world of waste management.

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