Changing lives through recycling
Our Vision
Empowered and Dignified Waste Collectors and a Developed Recycling Economy in India
Donor Speaks
Kate Levine
Global Brand Director, The Body Shop
“Plastic can be a force for good. By partnering with Plastics For Change, we can set fair conditions and prices, and give access to global markets.”
Our Solutions
Economic and Social Empowerment
Community Development
Development of Recycling Systems
Our Impact
450
Grass-Root Scrap Entrepreneurs and Workers Invested in
Developing 100% Traceability and Social & Environmental Governance
15,210
Lives Impacted Through Interventions and Programs
Focused on Community Development, Economic & Social Empowerment and Emergency Relief
Beneficiary Speaks
“Because of the lock-down my life had become very difficult. We weren’t allowed to the landfill to pick up waste due to hospital waste being disposed of there. I am a widow with two young children to look after, we were going hungry to bed every day. We live under a tent with no facilities. During this time, the food rations supplied by Plastics For Change India Foundation kept us going.”
Informal Waste-Collector, Mangaluru
Recent Updates
We’re partnering with Kimberly-Clark on ‘Project Ghar’ to build homes made out of low-value recycled plastic for informal waste collectors and their families in South India.
We partnered with Essence to build a plastic collection kiosk on a beach in Mangalore. The kiosk provides an avenue for both beach-goers and informal waste collectors to hand in their plastic waste.
Our Partners
