State | Country: India
Green Waves Environmental Solutions (GWES), Andhra Pradesh’s first authorized E-waste handling unit, endorsed by the Pollution Control Board. I specialize in E-waste collection, segregation, and recycling while also upcycling plastics, glass, ghost nets, and even floral waste into eco-friendly products. My mission is to combine technology, creativity, and community action to reduce waste, inspire environmental responsibility, and advance the circular economy in India.”
Operating across Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Goa, and Kolkata, GWES caters to residential, commercial, and industrial clients, including corporations, government bodies, SMEs, educational institutions, and households. With services ranging from manual dismantling to semi-automated and automated recycling, GWES ensures safe recovery of valuable resources while protecting people and ecosystems from hazardous waste impacts.
The Problem
India is the world’s third-largest generator of E-waste, producing millions of tons annually. Yet:
- ⚠️ Improper Disposal: Large volumes of toxic E-waste end up in informal sectors, landfills, or incineration, contaminating soil, water, and air.
- 🌍 Hazardous Risks: Improper handling exposes workers and communities to heavy metals and harmful chemicals, threatening health and ecosystems.
- ♻️ Wasted Resources: Plastics, metals, and glass embedded in discarded electronics are often lost instead of being reused.
Beyond E-waste, unmanaged plastic, ghost nets, and floral waste continue to choke ecosystems, highlighting the urgent need for responsible waste management solutions.
Circular Economy Alignment
GWES deeply embodies circular economy principles by shifting waste from being a burden to becoming a resource:
- 🔄 Resource Recovery: Advanced recycling technologies extract reusable materials — plastics, metals, and glass — from discarded electronics, reintroducing them into production cycles.
- ♻️ Upcycling Initiatives: Waste streams like ghost nets, plastics, and floral discards are transformed into incense sticks, soaps, fragrances, and compost.
- 🌱 Community Engagement: Workshops such as seedball making, eco-product sessions, and beach cleanups foster awareness and empower communities to think circular.
- 🌍 Reducing Virgin Resource Use: By recovering and reusing materials, GWES lowers demand for raw resource extraction, reducing emissions and ecological strain.
- 🎄 Creative Awareness Projects: Initiatives like the 10-foot upcycled Christmas tree in Kolkata demonstrate how art, culture, and waste innovation can intersect to inspire circular thinking.
Through these interventions, GWES promotes a regenerative, closed-loop system that transforms waste challenges into opportunities.
Impact
🌍 Environmental
- Prevents hazardous E-waste from polluting soil, water, and ecosystems.
- Diverts significant volumes of plastic, ghost nets, and floral waste from landfills and oceans.
- Recovers valuable materials, reducing reliance on virgin resource extraction.
👥 Social
- Raises awareness through community campaigns, workshops, and creative projects.
- Inspires individuals and institutions to practice responsible disposal and circular consumption.
- Creates livelihood opportunities through sustainable waste processing and eco-product manufacturing.
🏭 Economic
- Provides industries and institutions with safe, compliant, and cost-effective recycling services.
- Unlocks new product markets for upcycled goods, from fragrances to compost.
- Strengthens India’s formal recycling infrastructure while reducing reliance on imports for certain materials.
GWES exemplifies how technology, creativity, and community-driven action can address one of India’s biggest environmental challenges — waste mismanagement. By pioneering authorized E-waste handling and innovating with upcycled products and public engagement, GWES not only prevents environmental damage but also builds awareness, green livelihoods, and stronger circular systems.
Its model proves that sustainability is not just about disposal, but about regeneration and responsibility — turning waste streams into resources and communities into stakeholders for a cleaner, greener future.
Contact Information
Name: Mr. P. Anil Chowdary
Company: Green Waves Environmental Solutions
Address: Near Studio, B.H.P.V., PO- Mindhi Village, Gajuwaka, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh – 530012
Email: anil@greenwavesrecyclers.in
Phone: +91 70933 51666
Website: www.greenwavesrecycling.in