Ragpicking, one would assume, is the last area a corporate would want to foray into. But for ITC, which had in the past entered unorganised businesses such as manufacturing match sticks and incense sticks, it is a potential gold mine. Consider this: for 80 per cent of the 630 paper mills in India, waste paper is a key raw material.
Technology Partners: MimirTech
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/trash-cash
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/n-madhavan
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/business-today-new-delhi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/paper-and-pulp-industry
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/jawaharlal-nehru-national-urban-renewal-mission-jnnurm
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/solid-waste
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/garbage
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/waste-management
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/andhra-pradesh
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tamil-nadu
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/waste-recycling
