rePurpose Anmol Kinara

Hindi (अनमोल किनारा): Precious Coast

Karnataka, India

Targetting ocean-bound plastic waste by improving under-developed waste management services in rural-coastal villages on the west coast of India.

1,577,555

kgs of plastic waste removed

32

waste workers formally employed

Female empowerment

Ocean-bound

Rural

rePurpose Global Impact Framework in action

The BASE Framework is our leading impact creation process that is the strong foundation for each rePurpose Global plastic recovery impact project. This framework ensures that our interventions in each geography create additional, impactful and verifiable outcomes.

1. Baseline

Limited collection and worker exploitation

In the Udupi district, only 1% of plastic waste is collected.
Waste management systems in the villages surrounding Udupi - a coastal city - are vastly under-resourced

2. Additionality

New collection systems to prevent ocean plastic

Scale consistent and reliable door-to-door collection in villages where it didn't exist.
Support transportation to the best end-of-life destination for materials

3. Solution

Solution for Project Anmol Kinara

Increase collection rates
Management of recovered plastics

4. Evaluation

3 third-party audits since 2022

The project has had 3 third-party audits since 2022. No critical gaps have been found, and it has been documented that the impact partner has improved on its documentation and on-ground work.

Impact Guaranteed with rePurpose Global’s Proprietary Technology - reTrace

reTrace™ is rePurpose Global's proprietary technology tool for impact verification.  Every kilogram of plastic waste is recorded, uploaded, and verified through a chain-of-custody approach. 

reTrace™ makes all impact data readily available for regular third-party audits.

Impact Beyond Plastic Recovery

Waste Warrior - Asha Moolya

“My role with Project Anmol Kinara has given me a chance to earn more money to support my husband and improve our quality of life while also being able to spend more quality time with my family.”

Asha Moolya, once burdened by the long hours and limited staff at Solid Liquid Resource Management (SLRM) in the Nitte Grama panchayat, found a lifeline when she decided to join Project Anmol Kinara in Udupi. Her previous job had her working long hours with no holidays which often resulted in spending limited time with her family. After joining rePurpose Global’s Project Anmol Kinara she had the opportunity to find a job with reasonable hours allowing her to balance work and family.