Circular Economy Because Nature Knows No Waste

Table of Contents

1. What is a Circular Economy?

2. SZW Business Model

3. SZW Capabilities

Our cities and country have poor

systems to manage 2 lakh tons of

waste per day.

90% of our resources can be

recovered instead of dumped.

What is Zero Waste?

Our country has poor systems to

manage 2 lakh tons of waste per day.

90% of resources can be recovered

from our waste.

Problem = Opportunity

Rules and Regulations

All waste generators MUST segregate waste at source

No waste shall be burned or dumped in public areas

Bulk waste generators MUST segregate and handle their waste by themselves or through an

empanelled vendor

BBMP defines bulk waste generators as any commercial entity generating over 10kgs of waste a

day and residential complex having more than 50 residential units

If there is no space constraint, bulk waste generators are required to process biodegradable waste

onsite

Different streams of waste have specific identified end destinations (such as recycling, co-

processing, bio-methanation etc.) to reduce the amount of waste going to landfills

Waste management rules in Bengaluru mandate:

End-to-end decentralized management of multiple waste streams

Leverage technology and data to enable greater traceability of

waste

Compliance to relevant waste management and labour laws

Professional, transparent, and reliable services

Create safe and dignified careers for women at BoP

Ethical business practices

Minimize GHG emissions due to extraction of virgin resources by

enhancing recycling rates and by prevention of open burning and

dumping.

We are building a circular economy to preserve

and extend the life of our resources – creating

smarter, cleaner, and more efficient cities

Our Solution

OUR PARTNERS

We strive to reduce landfills and recover value from waste

Zero Waste to Landfill

FROM LINEAR TO CIRCULAR

Rock Crystals

Banyan Nation

Our Core Ideology

Refuse, reduce,

reuse, repair,

restore, recycle

All waste is

transformed to

resources

Solutions that

minimize or eliminate

negative impact on

environment and

health of populations

Create livelihoods

that are safe and

dignified

Ethical business

practices which

comply with laws

In line with Circular Economy principles

Table of Contents

1. What is a Circular Economy?

2. SZW Business Model

3. SZW Capabilities

ZERO WASTE

PROGRAM

EXTENDED PRODUCER

RESPONSIBILITY

RECYCLED

PRODUCTS

Verticals

Zero Waste Program

Waste Audit, Consultancy, and Training

Municipal Solid Waste, Food Processing Waste, Plastic

Waste, E-Waste, Construction and Demolition Waste

Decentralized On-site and Community Waste

Management

Our Empanelled Services Our Differentiators

Best Practices Local Vendors Saahas Zero Waste

Zero Waste to Landfill

NoEnd destinations

not specified

YesExact & authorized end destinations

provided- no dumping/landfilling

Compliance with relevant waste

management lawsNo

YesEmpanelled by the BBMP to

manage both wet and dry waste

Traceability of waste No

YesReports generated on real time data

via MIS and registered contracts

Customised intelligent solution

design

NoProvide standard

pick up service

YesCreative solutions to address your

specific problem and context

End to end solution providers

NoManage specific

waste streams only

YesManage multiple streams of waste

Formalising the labour market

NoDo not have

permanent staff

YesEmploy permanent staff, compliant

with all labour laws

Saahas Zero WasteLocal Vendors

Distribution

Sales

End of life

E-Waste or Post

Consumer

Packaging

Waste

Producer

Retailer/

Trader

Consumers

Informal

Sector

Compliance with

Rules

Collection points

across India

Documentation

and Reporting

Saahas Zero Waste

Authorized

Recycler

1 2

34

Post Consumer Waste Collection

New Products Aggregation

8+ years of EPR experience with post consumer

packaging

Largest reverse logistics partner for Tetra pack

Collecting 250+ tons of Tetra Pak per month

while upgrading the informal sector

EPR

Recycled Products

Table of Contents

1. What is a Circular Economy?

2. SZW Business Model

3. SZW Capabilities

(Kasa Rasa Model)In-house facilities

Wet Waste Management

On-Site Institutional facilities

Dry Waste ManagementMaterial Recovery Facility- a mechanized processing factory for dry waste

Recovered Waste Baled for RecyclingHigh Segregation Efficiencies

Consulting

International Agencies CorporatesGovernment

• Prepared Karnataka State

Sanitation Strategy approved by

MoUD under Swachh Bharat

Mission

• Prepared the draft bye-laws for

solid waste management to be

adopted by all Urban Local

Bodies in Karnataka

• Facilitated the set up of a micro-

entrepreneurial venture on solid

waste management in Africa

through the UK Aid funded

initiatives

• Provide regular consulting

services for compliance with

various waste management

regulations in India.

• Developed Information Education

and Communication content for

training government school

students about Swachh Bharat

Mission as a part of Support My

School Mission Recycling

program

• Trained community volunteers in

Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad

and Lucknow for the program

Events

• 9 IPL Matches

• Audience size of 25000

• 8 tons of waste managed

within 8 hours per match

• 2 day event

• 2000+ participants

• 2 tons of waste managed

across 100 km

• 3 day event

• Audience size of 1000

• 200 kgs of waste managed daily

within 3 hours of event closure

Wilma

Founder and CEO

ShobhaCOO

Kannika Finance

SabiraOperations and

Client Experience

ArunMRF and EPR

MaithiliBusiness Development and

Marketing

Vishal E-Waste

The Team

GopalBusiness Consultant

10+ years of exp in corporate

and 5 years with SZW. CII

Certified Sustainability AssessorEx-CEO WeP Solutions

10+ years of experience in

social sector17+ years exp in Waste

Management

IIM A (PGP) with 5+ years of

exp in sales and marketing

NYU Economics grad with

4+ years of consulting exp

5+ years of exp in UK

waste management

Material Science graduate

from IIT

Annie Legal

8+ years exp in corporate

law

TanujaProducts

20+ years of corporate exp in

sales and project management

Tetra Pak India Pvt. Ltd.“Saahas Zero Waste has

painstakingly laid what looks

like the beginning of a strong

foundation in getting people to

act responsibly.”

Bangalore Club“Saahas Zero Waste has

contributed to provide reliable

and efficient services.

Griffith Foods“Saahas Zero Waste helped us

track our waste generation on

site and we have collaborated

with them to handle our waste

in an ethical way.”

Clients

Tech

Parks

Apartments

Government

Associations

We strive to minimize waste to landfill while

formalizing an informal sector

Our Impact

Ecosystem

Development

Reaching 15,00,000 citizens

Environmental

Impact

Managing 35+ tons of waste per day

Social Impact

Creating 200+

livelihoods

Press and Awards

Emerging Entrepreneur for

Southern India

Recognized as one of the top 12 Social

Enterprises in India by NDTV

Action For India (AFI) , 4th Annual Forum Award for

Social Entrepreneurship

Waislitz Global Citizen Award

What makes us different

Decentralized Waste

Management

End Destination

Labour

Compliance

Reverse Logistics

Team

On-site ProcessingNo open Dumping or

Burning Holistic end-to-end management

Tetra Pak, Plastic Waste E-Waste

Authorized Reliable Appropriate Technology

Formalizing the informal sector,

No child labour, dignified laborGuaranteed minimum wage with

PF, ESI benefits for field staff

Empaneled vendor for wet and dry waste by BBMPCompliance with national and local waste management

regulations

Professional, reliable and experienced team

Customized solutions

Established Saahas NGO

Saahas Zero Waste: established the Social

Enterprise

Angel Funding

Municipal Solid Waste Rules

Managing 35 Tons of waste per day

2000 2001 2013 2015 2018 2021

TARGET: MANAGE

300 TONS PER

DAY

Our Journey to Zero Waste