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Recycling the unrecyclable into premium materials, ethically.

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Anish Malpani

Founder & CEO at Without

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Employees 21–50
Headquarters Pune, Maharashtra, India
Without re-engineers impossible waste, multi-layered plastics and mixed textiles, into premium recycled materials while graduating waste-pickers into dignified manufacturing jobs. Its patented, water-based VerdiCycle technology recovers what others send to landfill or incineration. Its first demo plant has been running since October 2025, with materials sold to 90+ brands and pilots underway with global majors.
Energy & Environment

Notable Achievements

  • 8 patents (3 granted) for turning the world's hardest waste into premium materials.
  • First-of-a-kind demo plant live since Oct 2025, materials sold to 90+ small and medium brands.
  • World's first sunglasses from chip packets, sold out in 6 days, featured on Shark Tank India.

Currently Operating in Three Regions

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