Social Impact Project for EcoKaari - SAP EMEA Cohort

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Project Description and Impact

About 9.4 million tonnes of plastic are generated annually in India. The waste plastic gets dumped in already mounting landfills, where it is burnt which pollutes the air. If left to itself, wind or water takes them 'away' to nearby water streams, then into the rivers, and finally into the oceans of our world; in the process harming so many of our co-inhabitants!
EcoKaari is providing a sustainable solution to this waste problem through an innovative, socially conscious green upcycling process. EcoKaari aims to resolve waste management especially that of the nonbiodegradable and difficult-to-recycle waste plastic. We rely on ethical sourcing of waste plastic from waste pickers and emphasize women and youth employment that are from a humble background. We solve the often-ignored, yet growing problem of waste plastic by UPCYCLING waste plastic into the beautiful, handcrafted fabric using the traditional CHARKHA (spindle) and HANDLOOM.