How AI and Digital Tracking Are Reinventing India’s Waste Economy
Recykal is digitising India’s waste ecosystem through AI-powered material identification, traceable recycling networks, and digital reward systems, helping cities and businesses build scalable circular-economy infrastructure while diverting waste away from landfills and oceans.
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Sector
Urban Development
Solution
Waste Management
Technology
AI
State of Origin
Karnataka
Impact Metrics
Intercepted 70,000 metric tons
of ocean-bound plastic through the Samudra Manthan initiative.
10% of India's total waste
targeted for diversion from landfills through AI technology.
94,50,000 MT
of CO2 mitigated.
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