Waste management is an issue that is gaining more and more prominence by the day.Our country India produces millions of tons of waste every single day. And a fair portion of it remains untreated, causing pollution and also helping to spread diseases.
Along with the conventional waste materials, a new cause for concern is e-waste – the amount of which is also growing by the day. A single Apple iPhone has the capacity to emit almost 70kg of carbon waste! And among all the waste that is generated in India, just about 30% is properly managed and recycled.
Some of the reasons for this low level of waste management in India are the lack of awareness, not enough will on the part of many manufacturers, underdeveloped waste management infrastructure, and inability to properly segregate recyclable and non-recyclable waste. While this is a cause for concern, it also opens up a huge and unexplored market for waste management companies.
Many waste management companies are operating in India now, and they are doing a good job. They help to dispose and recycle the waste in a scientific and planned manner and contribute towards creating a cleaner (and greener) environment.
Discover the 15 best waste management company from India.
Eco-Wise Waste Management Pvt Ltd
The Noida-based Eco Wise Waste Management Pvt Ltd has been in the waste management company in India. It provides consistently top-level services to almost 100,000 residential and commercial units. Its processes are equipped with the latest technology in the domain, allowing it to collect more than 60 tons of waste daily and work on a pan-India basis. The company caters to a range of industries, with companies varying from standalone retail outlets to MNCs. Some top clients that it serves are Haldiram, Sony India, Center Stage Mall, etc.
Green Power Systems
Green Power Systems is a 9-year-old company, based out of Bengaluru. It is the brainchild of two IIM-B graduates. The idea behind the company’s formation was a simple but deep thought – “how to handle this garbage mess?” today, the company is a respected name in its field, with leading companies like ITC Hotels, Cummins, Bosch, IIM Bangalore, etc. as its clients. Using the latest bio-methanation technologies to handle organic waste, the company creates biogas from the waste – thereby creating clean energy and helping to decrease the carbon footprint.
Synergy Waste Management Pvt Ltd
Established in 2001, Synergy Waste Management is a leading provider of biomedical waste management in India. The company is ISO 9001:2008 & ISO 14001:2004 certified and uses world-class technology to treat and dispose of biomedical waste. Synergy has 4 Common Biomedical Waste Treatment Facilities (CBWTFs) and can handle up to 24MT of waste a day. It is adding on to its kitty of CBWTFs that will push up the waste handling capacity to 34MT per day. To its credit, the company is India’s largest homegrown CBWTF operator.
Sampurn(e)arth Environment Solutions Pvt Ltd
Sampurn(e)arth was founded in 2012. The company’s mission is to make usable resources from waste, without causing any damage to the earth or its residents. It is among the notable players in the domain of waste management in India. The company is into managing dry waste, wet waste, and electronic waste as well. It conducts waste audits at companies of various sizes, residential units, factories, etc. It is also into waste management consulting. Its clients include the Tata Group, E & Y, Coca Cola, SBI, etc.
Antony Waste Handling Cell Private Limited
Part of the much-diversified Antony Group, Antony Waste Handling Cell Private Limited (AWHCPL) is among India’s top 5 municipal solid waste management companies. For the last 19 years, the company has been engaged in the collection, transportation, processing, and disposal of solid waste, primarily in the municipalities over a large part of India. The company is also active in the waste-to-energy segment. AWHCPL operates in other domains like mechanized and non-mechanized sweeping, engineered sanitary landfills, etc.
Greenobin
Greenobin is a pioneering organization when it comes to waste paper management facilities and independent recycling. It collects waste papers and transports them to recycling mills for effective reuse. The waste paper is collected in bulk from the office premises. The company is also into shredding services of old but confidential office files and documents. Greenobin’s services extend to the residential domain as well, along with PET bottle recycling.
Let’s Recycle
Let’s Recycle, is another Waste Management Company from Gujarat which is managed by NEPRA RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PVT LTD. Since 2012, the company has worked towards organizing the unorganized waste collection process in the country. It sources waste from the marginalized waste pickers against a payment – thereby creating a positive impact on the latter’s lives. The company is targeting to divert about 30,000MT waste from landfills by 2021. The industries it serves consists of hospitality, retail, households, townships, telecom, and more.
VermiGold Ecotech Pvt Ltd
The multiple award-winner VermiGold Ecotech is a premium provider of waste management services in India. Creating sustainable and cost-effective waste management solutions, the company is passionate about delivering value to its customers, while reducing the carbon footprint. It serves industries of various hues. VermiGold conducts extensive waste audits and offers the most effective consultation to the concerned organization. Its Organic Digester machine comes in a modular form that has the capacity to process waste from 50 kg/day to 2,000 kg/day. Some of the key clients of the company are Reliance, Titan, Infosys, Unilever, etc.
Hanjer Biotech Energies
Hanjer Biotech is another fast growing waste management company that was incorporated in 2003. It is a leading firm in the area of municipal waste management. Its forte lies in carrying waste from various municipalities over a large part of the country and processing it effectively to create fuel from it to run power plants.
Arora Fibres
Arora Fibres, set up in 1994, is engaged primarily in recycling plastic bottles into the polyester. This polyester is used as a packaging material. Arora Fibres’s installed annual capacity is 18,000MT. it collects the plastic bottles from scrap dealers, garbage handlers, etc. Its yarns find usage in a wide variety of industries. It also uses other forms of polyester waste.
WABAG
WABAG has experience of over 90 years in providing water management solutions around the world. It is a leader in its field globally. The company specializes in disposing of industrial and municipal wastewater and provides clean and safe drinking water to people. It has a robust presence in more than 20 countries across 4 continents. Its services include total water treatment, desalination, water reclamation, sludge, and effluent treatment, and much more.
Saahas Zero Waste
The company has 17+ years of experience in waste management and resource recovery. The company can handle up to 77 tons of waste every day. The company’s waste management services are made available to corporate/tech parks, residential units, institutions, etc. Saahas also facilitates e-waste management. The company takes proactive steps to spread awareness about effective waste disposal and is also into handling construction & demolition waste.
Attero Electronics Asset Management Company
Among India’s largest end-to-end electronic asset management firms, Attero comes with a variety of services including refurbishing, recycling, and logistics solutions that ensure organizations eliminate their e-waste to a substantial extent. Besides recycling and upcycling, Attero is also present in the areas of data security, take back operations, and EPR compliance. The company has won multiple awards for its path-breaking e-waste management activities.
Shivalik Solid Waste Management Ltd
Shivalik Solid Waste Management Ltd is another key player in India’s waste management arena. The company facilitates the treatment, storage, and disposal of hazardous waste that is suitable for landfills. It also cleans and disposes of chemical drums (both hazardous and non-hazardous), environmental monitoring (sampling & testing of air & water quality), handling e-waste, environmental consultancy, etc. Its strong client base has only positive words to say about the company’s service efficiency levels.
3R Management
3R Management is headed by a team of passionate and enthusiastic individuals who are bound by one common desire – to rid the world of waste. The company has taken pioneering steps in eliminating carbon footprint and creating energy-efficient and compact solutions in India. With a cumulative experience of surpassing 100 years, the company is best suited to provide satisfactory waste management solutions. Till date, the company has achieved an enviable 100% customer satisfaction, with more than 20,000 tons of waste being recovered – with an overall contribution of saving of more than 30,000 tons CO2. The company’s services include municipalities’ waste management, smart waste management, recovery of wastewater, smart composting, horticulture waste management, and more.
List of Waste Management Companies in India
| Sl. No. | Company | Head office | Establishment | Website |
| 1 | Eco-Wise Waste Management Pvt Ltd | Greater Noida | 2006 | http://www.ecowise.net.in/ |
| 2 | Green Power Systems | Bengaluru | 2010 | https://greenpowersystems.com/ |
| 3 | Synergy Waste Management Pvt Ltd | New Delhi | 2001 | http://www.synergyworld.co.in/ |
| 4 | Sampurn(e)arth Environment Solutions Pvt Ltd | Mumbai | 2012 | http://sampurnearth.com/ |
| 5 | Antony Waste Handling Cell Private Limited | Mumbai | 2001 | https://www.antony-waste.com/ |
| 6 | Greenobin | Gurgaon | 2009 | http://www.greenobin.com/ |
| 7 | Let’s Recycle | Northern Ireland, BT359LR United Kingdom | 2015 | https://www.letsrecycle.in/ |
| 8 | VermiGold Ecotech Pvt Ltd | Mumbai | 2003 | https://www.vermigold.com/ |
| 9 | Hanjer Biotech Energies | Surat | 2003 | https://www.hanjer.com/ |
| 10 | Arora Fibres | Silvassa | 1993 | http://www.arorafibres.in/ |
| 11 | WABAG | Chennai | 1924 | https://www.wabag.com/ |
| 12 | Saahas Zero Waste | Bengaluru | 2001 | https://saahaszerowaste.com/ |
| 13 | Attero Electronics Asset Management Company | Noida | 2008 | http://www.attero.in/ |
| 14 | Shivalik Solid Waste Management Ltd | Zirakpur, Haryana | 2005 | http://www.sswml.com/ |
| 15 | 3R Management | New Delhi | 2014 | http://www.3rmanagement.in/ |
