The Problem in Nepal

Why recycling fails at the sorting stage — and why the current system hurts workers and wastes valuable materials.

Organic Contamination

60%+ wet kitchen waste coats plastics in grease, degrades paper fiber, and blinds optical sensors.

Worker Hazards

Daily manual exposure to broken glass, bio-medical sharps, and chemical bio-toxins without adequate PPE.

Landfill Crisis

Sanitary landfills like Sisdol and Banchare Danda overflow rapidly. ~30% of landfilled mass is recoverable dry material.

Economic Loss

Severely contaminated recyclables fetch degraded prices or are entirely rejected by domestic re-granulation mills.