150 MT
Plastic, metal, textile, and wood scrap converted into benches, play areas, kiosks, and museum-grade exhibits.
Best Out of Waste
Hands-on waste learning spaces that turn recyclables into useful public furniture.
Initiative Snapshot
Waste stories that turn scrap into useful public assets.
The Best Out of Waste initiative co-designs furniture, installations, and learning spaces using discarded material, diverting waste from landfills while sparking circular-economy thinking.
- Material reviews and co-creation workshops with employees and local artisans.
- Fabrication partnerships with recycling units and maker spaces.
- Action-oriented documentation tied to EPR and CSR reporting.
Why this matters
India generates 62 MT of municipal solid waste annually; only 20% is processed productively.
Landfill diversion
Reuse keeps material in circulation, lowering methane emissions and transportation costs.
Citizen inspiration
Eye-catching installations nudge residents to segregate and adopt circular behaviour.
Employee creativity
Teams from different functions work together to build useful solutions from discarded material.
Programme flow
From waste check to installation launch.
Waste check & sourcing
Identify reusable streams—tetra packs, tyres, drums, pallets, and e-waste—and plan collection clearly.
Design workshop
Co-creation sessions and prototyping with architects, artisans, and employees.
Fabrication
Quality-controlled builds at vetted social enterprises and recycling partners.
Installation & storytelling
Deployments in schools, parks, metro stations, and offices backed by awareness campaigns.
Impact sharing
Material diversion records, life-cycle notes, and communication kits.
Why partners join this chapter
Policy-aligned action
Connects waste diversion work to existing producer responsibility commitments.
Employee learning
Hands-on sessions help teams learn circular design through real making.
Community goodwill
Public amenities such as reading corners, seating spaces, and park corners improve daily use and trust.
Media-ready launches
Installations become anchor points for brand activations and civic engagements.
Story in numbers
150 MT
Waste diverted from landfills.
320
Installations deployed.
18
Material streams reimagined—from tyres to EV batteries.
60,000+
Citizens interacting with the installs monthly.
Case highlight
Zero-waste learning lounges
A global FMCG partner worked with Hara Jeevan to convert scrap pallets and drums into learning labs for municipal schools. Students now learn robotics and climate literacy inside colourful, recycled classrooms.
- 12 lounges installed across Delhi and Lucknow.
- 18 tonnes of wood and HDPE repurposed.
- Curriculum built with teachers for long-term usage.
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