India-Germany Networking Session on Waste Management and recycling Opportunities.

The transition towards a circular economy requires not only innovative technologies, but also direct exchange and collaboration between different stakeholders. 

This is exactly why we created a space for dialogue at IFAT India in Mumbai: Together with the German RETech Partnership e.V., Agentur für Wirtschaft und Entwicklung and GIZ India, the Indo-German Chamber of Commerce brought together Indian and German stakeholders to explore opportunities in India's waste management and recycling sectors.

𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝟯𝟱 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 - 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 (𝗠𝗼𝗛𝗨𝗔), 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 - 𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲.

The discussion explored practical approaches to strengthening India’s waste management and recycling ecosystem, including best practices in Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and its potential to drive more effective waste management in India. 

Participants also discussed how CSR funding could support waste management initiatives, the need to localise specialised technologies to suit Indian conditions, and how financial viability can be addressed to enable solutions to move beyond pilots towards sustainable, scalable implementation.

The exchange highlighted the value of bringing together different perspectives to identify practical opportunities for Indo-German cooperation, from technology and knowledge exchange to potential projects and partnerships.

Many thanks to all participants for the engaging and insightful discussion!