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Indian post-consumer textile waste recycling/repurposing company looking for collaborators in foreign markets

Summary

Profile Type
  • Business Offer
POD Reference
BOIN20250131011
Term of Validity
31 January 2025 - 31 January 2026
Company's Country
  • India
Type of partnership
  • Outsourcing agreement
  • Supplier agreement
  • Commercial agreement
  • Investment agreement
Targeted Countries
  • All countries
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General information

Short Summary
Indian textile waste recycling/repurposing company looking for collaborators in foreign markets
Full Description
We are a post-consumer textile waste management organization based in Mumbai. We work with the Waghri community by enabling their trade of 2nd hand clothing in India. Our aim is to scale the use of second hand clothing, finding new life to post consumer textile waste.
Advantages and Innovations
The present situation focuses on the main environmental problems caused by the textile & fashion industry including Water pollution, Air pollution, Solid waste pollution and Climate change. The fashion industry has some startling statistics on environmental degradation. Around 20% of industrial water pollution in the world comes from treatment and dyeing of textiles. Hence a new approach to the production, consumption and disposal of apparel has become absolutely necessary.

Our initiatives will save the vanishing trade system of the Devipujak (waghari) community who were practicing barter trade for six decades who collect used clothes against brand new utensils in metropolitan cities in India. We can translate a similar barter system ethos into new markets.

This is a true living Circular Economy Trade Model as well as sustainable solutions for the post consumer textile waste and fashion industry. This provides clothes in good condition to poor people at a very very cheap price in weekly Markets.
Stage of Development
  • Already on the market
Sustainable Development Goals
  • Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
  • Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
  • Goal 10: Reduced Inequality
  • Goal 13: Climate Action

Partner Sought

Expected Role of a Partner
The company needs potential partners who can assist in establishing partnerships, acquiring customers, and connecting with investors to support its growth and market entry strategies.
Type and Size of Partner
  • SME 50 - 249
  • SME <=10
  • Big company
  • SME 11-49
  • Other
Type of partnership
  • Outsourcing agreement
  • Supplier agreement
  • Commercial agreement
  • Investment agreement

Dissemination

Market keywords
  • 09004003 - Textiles (synthetic and natural)
  • 08004003 - Water treatment equipment and waste disposal systems
Sector Groups Involved
  • Textiles
Targeted countries
  • All countries