and cold compression technology is used to convert plastic waste into compressed boardsall the technology that is applied is indigenous and it doesnt pollute the air or waterroshan miranda and jayanarayan k cofounders bintixbintix collects dry waste using a digitallyenabled proprietary platform that tracks every kilo of waste collected and recycled from its customers our technology enables close monitoring of segregation of waste at source and ensures both a behavioural change towards waste segregation and complianceevery household is identified and registered on the bintix platform technology developed inhouse tracks collection weighing sorting and recycling of dry waste coming from each householdqrcoded bags track waste bags from source to destination this while helping understand waste habits also allows paying each household digitally to incentivise behavioural change a mobile app enables collection teams to efficiently collect the sealed qrcoded bags from households finally individualised dashboards for households display their ecostats and track every kg of waste disposedthis process has been validated across seven cities in india covering more than 26000 households with more than 2153848 kg of waste recycled and diverted from landfills annually over 7278498 kg of co2 emission is avertedpranav goel founder vital wasteour company treats five tonnes of waste on a daily basis this includes 60 plastic 25 paper and 15 other waste matterwe specialise in segregation shredding and dismantling technology segregation and shredding are done inhouse dismantling has been outsourcedvital wastes waste management system collects 120 tonnes of waste annually from households our efforts help cut approximately 2400 metric tonnes of co2 emissions annually by implementing the recycling initiatives and by reducing methane release from landfills we estimate annual savings in terms of reduced carbon footprint is equivalent to about 300 trees this is primarily achieved by recycling and reducing demand for raw materialwe are the first company in india to introduce coprocessing in the treatment of nonrecyclable waste in kolkata and our drive also includes regular visits to city schools to raise awareness on effective waste management