<p>The Swachh Bharat Mission, the BJP's flagship programme to clean up cities, recognised 30 start-ups that will work closely with the government to tackle waste management using "innovative solutions", according to <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/cities-knock-at-startups-doors-to-tackle-waste/articleshow/94462847.cms" target="_blank">an <em>ET</em> report</a>.</p>.<p>The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) conducted a start-up challenge earlier this year and sought solutions to tackle the issues of overflowing landfills, plastic waste and garbage.</p>.<p>"We sought recommendations from states and received 244 applications from start-ups," Roopa Mishra, joint secretary and National Mission director (Swachh Bharat Mission), told <em>ET</em>. "Of these, a jury of experts has chosen 30 start-ups to be handheld by the government."</p>.<p>The report said that some of the innovative solutions included robotic scavengers, conversion of chicken waste into handloom clothes with the help of local artisans and crafting carbon-negative building materials from crop residues.</p>.<p>The top 10 start-ups will each receive funding to the tune of Rs 25 lakhs from the MoHUA and the Agence Francaise de Developpement as well as personalised professional and capacity-building support for a year. Eligible start-ups will also receive Rs 50 lakhs in follow-on investment from Villgro.</p>.<p>The top 10 winners are:</p>.<p>1. Genrobotics: It develops robotic scavengers engineered to clean manholes and sewers, thereby eliminating manual scavenging.</p>.<p>2. The Kabadiwala: The company enables users to sell and schedule free pickups of over 40 different categories of recyclable wastes.</p>.<p>3. Bintix Waste Research: It tracks the collection, weighing, sorting and recycling of dry waste from each household.</p>.<p>4. Recycler India-Saltech: It transforms single-use plastics, construction and industrial waste into high-performance composite building materials.</p>.<p>5. JalSevak: The start-up recycles wastewater from bathrooms, sinks, washing of clothes and dishwashing to flush toilets and urinals.</p>.<p>6. GreenJams: It produces carbon-negative building materials from crop residues and industrial by-products to replace conventional bricks.</p>.<p>7. Mudita and Radhesh: It transforms chicken waste into handloom cloth, which is then used by tribal women and local village artisans to craft clothes and accessories.</p>.<p>8. Green Delight Innovation: It produces India’s first FDA-approved sanitary pads that are organic, plastic-free and biodegradable.</p>.<p>9. KNP Arises: It offers a platform for hotels, restaurants and other food businesses to dispose of used cooking oil in a traceable and effective manner.</p>.<p>10. Cherries: It produces portable, multi-functional Sanitation Service Equipment that pumps high-density faecal and sanitary sludge from leach pits, septic tanks and manholes.</p>.<p>(with agency inputs)</p>
<p>The Swachh Bharat Mission, the BJP's flagship programme to clean up cities, recognised 30 start-ups that will work closely with the government to tackle waste management using "innovative solutions", according to <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/cities-knock-at-startups-doors-to-tackle-waste/articleshow/94462847.cms" target="_blank">an <em>ET</em> report</a>.</p>.<p>The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) conducted a start-up challenge earlier this year and sought solutions to tackle the issues of overflowing landfills, plastic waste and garbage.</p>.<p>"We sought recommendations from states and received 244 applications from start-ups," Roopa Mishra, joint secretary and National Mission director (Swachh Bharat Mission), told <em>ET</em>. "Of these, a jury of experts has chosen 30 start-ups to be handheld by the government."</p>.<p>The report said that some of the innovative solutions included robotic scavengers, conversion of chicken waste into handloom clothes with the help of local artisans and crafting carbon-negative building materials from crop residues.</p>.<p>The top 10 start-ups will each receive funding to the tune of Rs 25 lakhs from the MoHUA and the Agence Francaise de Developpement as well as personalised professional and capacity-building support for a year. Eligible start-ups will also receive Rs 50 lakhs in follow-on investment from Villgro.</p>.<p>The top 10 winners are:</p>.<p>1. Genrobotics: It develops robotic scavengers engineered to clean manholes and sewers, thereby eliminating manual scavenging.</p>.<p>2. The Kabadiwala: The company enables users to sell and schedule free pickups of over 40 different categories of recyclable wastes.</p>.<p>3. Bintix Waste Research: It tracks the collection, weighing, sorting and recycling of dry waste from each household.</p>.<p>4. Recycler India-Saltech: It transforms single-use plastics, construction and industrial waste into high-performance composite building materials.</p>.<p>5. JalSevak: The start-up recycles wastewater from bathrooms, sinks, washing of clothes and dishwashing to flush toilets and urinals.</p>.<p>6. GreenJams: It produces carbon-negative building materials from crop residues and industrial by-products to replace conventional bricks.</p>.<p>7. Mudita and Radhesh: It transforms chicken waste into handloom cloth, which is then used by tribal women and local village artisans to craft clothes and accessories.</p>.<p>8. Green Delight Innovation: It produces India’s first FDA-approved sanitary pads that are organic, plastic-free and biodegradable.</p>.<p>9. KNP Arises: It offers a platform for hotels, restaurants and other food businesses to dispose of used cooking oil in a traceable and effective manner.</p>.<p>10. Cherries: It produces portable, multi-functional Sanitation Service Equipment that pumps high-density faecal and sanitary sludge from leach pits, septic tanks and manholes.</p>.<p>(with agency inputs)</p>