Providing a better solution for waste management in India by recycling thousands of tons of plastic.
Notable Achievements
- Raised over $10M in funding
- Working with top global FMCG brands who put over 150 million bottles on the shelf using our recycled plastic
- Recognized for pioneering dual innovations to integrate informal recyclers and clean plastics into high quality granules
Currently Operating in Three Regions
Press Mentions
January 8, 2018
Banyan Nation is out to clean India and the world is taking note
The startup cleans and recycles 1,200 tonnes of plastic annually and sends them back to the manufacturing sector for reuse. And now, it has been shortlisted for the Circular Economy Awards at the...
Read on YourStory.com »September 16, 2021
HUL’s Surf Excel switches to the use of 50% recycled plastic bottles | Marketing | Campaign India
The move rode after the brand saw a rise in the plastic footprint of its brand Surf Excel Matic Liquid
Read on Campaign India »July 7, 2021
Meet the World Economic Forum's Technology Pioneers of 2021
The latest group of Technology Pioneers blends innovation with entrepreneurial spirit.
Read on World Economic Forum »January 25, 2019
Plastic is a global problem. It’s also a global opportunity
One of India’s first vertically integrated plastic recycling companies and the Circulars People’s Choice Award Winner for 2018, Banyan Nation has developed a pioneering technology capable of...
Read on World Economic Forum »October 13, 2018
Banyan Nation: Living sustainably is the only way forward
Anguished by the poor waste management practices in the country, they left lucrative jobs in the US and came back to Hyderabad to improve the situation.
Read on The New Indian Express »June 2, 2018
How India is trying to solve its plastics waste problem
As the plastic waste menace increases in scale around the world, scientists, entrepreneurs and engineers have begun to come up with solutions that help to reduce it.
Read on The Economic Times »More Ventures in Energy & Environment
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