EcoKaari Private Limited
Organization Details
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.
Impact Story
EcoKaari is a social enterprise, founded on the belief that development can only be sustainable if it is bottom-up. This means sustainable development is possible only when it begins at the grassroots level and involves an empathetic understanding of all.
1. At present, we are supporting 85 artisans who belong to a humble background. With EcoKaari’s support, our artisans are financially independent and support either their education or family or both.
2. We are also creating alternative earning channels for waste pickers by purchasing waste plastic from them which in the market makes them nothing as compared to other high-selling waste such as bottles, cardboard boxes, etc.
3. The revival of the Indian heritage of making fabrics using charkha and handloom.
4. Dialogues with targeted groups at individual, educational institutions, community, and corporate levels via workshops, and seminars on waste disposal.
