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FOR NGOS & COMMUNITIES

Turn community action into measurable recoveryCommunity-centric programs for NGOs, community groups, schools and CSR teams: build the habits that keep material clean, and connect them to real recovery.

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NGOs and community groupsSchools and collegesResident associationsCSR teams and foundationsYouth and volunteer groups

Who this is for

Who this is for

Anyone who can change habits where waste starts: the organisations people already trust, and the teams that fund them.

01

NGOs and community groups

Organisations already trusted in their neighbourhoods.

02

Schools and colleges

Students and campuses that can lead new habits.

03

Resident associations

Housing societies and neighbourhood groups.

04

CSR teams and foundations

Funders who want verified community outcomes.

05

Youth and volunteer groups

Clean-up drives, campaigns and local movements.

Examples

What communities collect

Community programs work best around a clear material. These are the ones that fit drives, take-back points and household habits.

01

Plastic and PET bottles

Bottles and clean plastic packaging gathered through take-back points and drives.

Typically from Schools, housing societies, events, markets

02

Textiles

Clothing, bed linen and fabric gathered through collection drives.

Typically from Households, schools, resident associations

03

E-waste

Old phones, chargers, cables, batteries and small appliances.

Typically from Households, campuses, offices

04

Food waste

Kitchen scraps kept separate for community-level processing.

Typically from Households, community kitchens, hostels

05

Dry waste

Paper, cardboard and packaging kept clean and separate.

Typically from Homes, schools, neighbourhood shops

Hazardous and biomedical waste should never go into community drives. Those streams follow regulated routes. Dry waste recovery is still being structured through segregation systems and aggregators.

The flow

The recycling lifecycle

A community program only counts if the material really gets recovered. The middle of the journey is traced, so the effort can be shown to the people who joined and to those who funded it.

In the community

  1. Awareness

    Programs explain what goes where.

  2. Segregate

    Separate material at home.

Traced by Recyclink

Collection, weight, destination and processing confirmation

  1. Collect

    Drives and take-back points gather clean material.

  2. Weigh and record

    Weight logged so effort is measurable.

  3. Aggregate

    Community collectors consolidate material.

  4. Recover

    Recycling and processing partners recover it.

Back into the economy

  1. Back into use

    Returns to the economy, not the landfill.

  2. Report

    Evidence goes back to participants and funders.

Where each stream goes

What we do with you

What we build with you

Practical systems, built around the streams above and the people who handle them.

IEC systemsInformation, education and communication that reach households, schools and workplaces where they are.
Plastic take-back systemsCollection points and routes that bring plastic back into recovery.
Circular economy campaignsCampaigns that show people where their material goes and why it matters.
Sustainability educationPractical learning for schools, residents and communities.
Community waste ecosystemsLocal networks of collectors, aggregators and recovery partners that keep recovery close to home.
Behaviour change programsPrograms built to make segregation and reuse a habit, not a one-off drive.

Sustainability impact

How communities move the system

Everything downstream depends on what happens at the source. Trusted local organisations are the ones who can change it.

  1. Better segregation at the source

    People who understand what goes where hand over cleaner material, which sets the quality for everything after.

  2. Participation that lasts

    Local organisations can turn awareness into routine practice, which a single campaign cannot.

  3. Material back into recovery

    Take-back and community collection pull material that would otherwise be lost into recovery channels.

  4. Recovery close to home

    Community-run collection and aggregation keep recovery near where waste is generated, so material travels less.

THE NETWORK YOU WOULD JOIN

Real cities.
Real circular impact.

Figures reported by Recyclink from its city operations.

2Cities DigitizedMira Bhayandar (MBMC) & Thane (TMC)
45,000+Metric Tonnes Diverted from LandfillsSince 2024
5Waste Streams in Circular Supply ChainsFood waste to biomethanation, tender coconut, plastic, textile & e-waste. A waste-agnostic platform.
3.5 lakhHouseholds MappedPlus 35,000 commercial establishments, across 10,000 premises in total
15Processing Partners IntegratedAcross the five waste streams
4 stagesTracked Across Waste MovementsCollection, weight, destination & processing confirmation

1 lakh = 100,000.

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