Recycling pioneers recognised at Plastics Recycling Awards India

Mumbai – The winners of the very first Plastics Recycling Awards India were announced 5 Dec. at an awards ceremony held during the inaugural edition of PRS India at the NESCO Bombay Exhibition Center (BEC) in Mumbai. The awards, designed to recognise and celebrate achievement throughout the scope of the Indian plastics recycling industry, were presented in six different categories.

The award in the category Best Community Efforts for Recycling went to Karnataka-based Hasiru Dala, an organisation that strives to ensure that waste pickers are integrated into the recycling value chain and receive the recognition they deserve. Accepting the trophy on behalf of Hasiru Dala, Bianca Fernandes, IEC Manager & Policy Advocate said it was an honour to receive this award, which ‘recognises the dedication and hard work of waste pickers in the recycling sector’.

Go Rewise by Ganesha Ecosphere was named India’s Best Plastics Recycling Company of the Year in recognition of its efforts in making recycling a primary industry in India and for recycling about 180,000 MT of PCR PET waste into products like recycled polyester fibres and yarns for high-end apparel applications as well as circular food grade PCR PET for packaging applications. 

The Pashupati Group took the Recycled Plastic Packaging Product of the Year award. According to the judges, the company’s  BOPP laminated bags offer ‘a solution that addresses the increasing demand for eco-friendly packaging across multiple industries’.

The award in the category Recycled Plastic Product of the Year was won by Domo Engineering Plastics India Pvt Ltd for developing a new recycled grade pf polyamide Technyl 4Earth for a fan and shroud application for Tata Toyo and TACO group, yielding a ‘technical application with excellent aesthetics and sustainable benefits’.
“OEMs are demanding sustainable solutions and we are happy to introduce these types of products. We are working on more sustainable solutions for conversion of virgin to sustainable products,” said Yogesh L Chavan, an application engineer at Domo Engineering Plastics.

The Technology and Innovation award, honouring companies in India that have introduced, developed or applied innovative technologies towards recycling, was presented to Ishitva Robotic Systems Private Limited for the development of its SUKA®️ Single Stream Recycling (SSR) Solution. The patented sorting solution automatically eliminates all impurities and sorts different types of polymers, colour variations within polymers, various brands, moulding grades, and even black objects—delivering cleaner, more efficient recycling results.

Telangana-based Banyan Nation co-founder & CEO Kishore Vajipeyajula won the Plastics Recycling Ambassador Award for India. The jury recognises his outstanding contribution to professionalising the Indian plastics industry.
“Banyan’s current facility proves high-quality recycling can be done in India, at scale, and in an environmentally and socially responsible way- and Banyan is now expanding into flexible plastics,” said Mani. “Banyan is investing in additional technology to augment engagement models with informal supply chain, making recycling systems even more resource efficient, and extending our reach and our products to more brands and companies.”