u/nihaltosavda

Hi everyone,

I'm from Ahmedabad and I'm helping my father expand our family business in the plastic recycling supply chain.

We have been trading industrial plastic scrap for years, mainly HM/HDPE, LDPE and PP Raffia/woven materials.

I'm specifically looking to connect directly with manufacturing companies in India that generate clean plastic packaging waste as part of their normal operations.

For example:

• Textile & yarn manufacturers
• Chemical & dye manufacturers
• Pharma companies
• Food processing companies
• Packaging companies
• Warehouses/logistics operations
• Companies using large quantities of HDPE/PP bags, liners or plastic film

We purchase materials such as HM/HDPE bags, LDPE film, PP woven/Raffia bags, liners, jumbo bags, stretch/shrink film and similar recyclable packaging waste, then sort and supply it into the recycling chain.

I'm not looking for household waste or mixed municipal plastic.

I'd genuinely like to understand how Indian manufacturers currently handle this kind of waste.

If you work in one of these industries, I'd love to hear:

1. What type of plastic packaging waste does your company generate?
2. Do you sell it directly to recyclers/scrap buyers or through a contractor?
3. What problems do you face with your current disposal process?

And if you know someone in manufacturing who deals with this, an introduction would be greatly appreciated.

I'm trying to build long-term relationships with manufacturers rather than simply buy one-off lots.

Thanks!

Hi everyone,

I'm a 21-year-old from Ahmedabad, Gujarat, trying to help grow my family's plastic scrap business.

For the last 20+ years, my father has been trading industrial plastic scrap. We mainly deal with materials like HM, PP, LDPE, and Raffia.

Our business works like this:

Textile, pharma, packaging, and other manufacturing companies generate plastic scrap.

We buy the scrap, sort it by type and quality.

We then sell it to plastic granule manufacturers, who recycle it into raw material for new products.

Recently I've been thinking about whether this business has much bigger potential.

My father believes the industry is saturated, has low margins, and isn't very scalable. On the other hand, I feel recycling is only becoming more important, and there should be opportunities to build a larger, more organized business around it.

I'd love to hear from people who have experience in:

Plastic recycling

Waste management

Manufacturing

Textile or packaging industries

Commodity trading

Building traditional businesses into larger companies

Some questions I have:

If you were starting today, how would you scale a plastic scrap business?

Where do you think the biggest opportunities are?

What mistakes do small scrap traders usually make?

If you're already in this industry, what has worked well for you?

And if you work in a manufacturing company that generates plastic scrap, I'd also be happy to connect and learn how you currently manage your waste stream.

I'm genuinely here to learn from people who've been through this. Any advice or criticism is welcome.

Hi everyone,

I'm a 21-year-old from Ahmedabad, Gujarat, trying to help grow my family's plastic scrap business.

For the last 20+ years, my father has been trading industrial plastic scrap. We mainly deal with materials like HM, PP, LDPE, and Raffia.

Our business works like this:

- Textile, pharma, packaging, and other manufacturing companies generate plastic scrap.

- We buy the scrap, sort it by type and quality.

- We then sell it to plastic granule manufacturers, who recycle it into raw material for new products.

Recently I've been thinking about whether this business has much bigger potential.

My father believes the industry is saturated, has low margins, and isn't very scalable. On the other hand, I feel recycling is only becoming more important, and there should be opportunities to build a larger, more organized business around it.

I'd love to hear from people who have experience in:

- Plastic recycling

- Waste management

- Manufacturing

- Textile or packaging industries

- Commodity trading

- Building traditional businesses into larger companies

Some questions I have:

- If you were starting today, how would you scale a plastic scrap business?

- Where do you think the biggest opportunities are?

- What mistakes do small scrap traders usually make?

- If you're already in this industry, what has worked well for you?

And if you work in a manufacturing company that generates plastic scrap, I'd also be happy to connect and learn how you currently manage your waste stream.

I'm genuinely here to learn from people who've been through this. Any advice or criticism is welcome.

Hi everyone,

I'm a 21-year-old from Ahmedabad, Gujarat, trying to help grow my family's plastic scrap business.

For the last 20+ years, my father has been trading industrial plastic scrap. We mainly deal with materials like HM, PP, LDPE, and Raffia.

Our business works like this:

- Textile, pharma, packaging, and other manufacturing companies generate plastic scrap.

- We buy the scrap, sort it by type and quality.

- We then sell it to plastic granule manufacturers, who recycle it into raw material for new products.

Recently I've been thinking about whether this business has much bigger potential.

My father believes the industry is saturated, has low margins, and isn't very scalable. On the other hand, I feel recycling is only becoming more important, and there should be opportunities to build a larger, more organized business around it.

I'd love to hear from people who have experience in:

- Plastic recycling

- Waste management

- Manufacturing

- Textile or packaging industries

- Commodity trading

- Building traditional businesses into larger companies

Some questions I have:

- If you were starting today, how would you scale a plastic scrap business?

- Where do you think the biggest opportunities are?

- What mistakes do small scrap traders usually make?

- If you're already in this industry, what has worked well for you?

And if you work in a manufacturing company that generates plastic scrap, I'd also be happy to connect and learn how you currently manage your waste stream.

I'm genuinely here to learn from people who've been through this. Any advice or criticism is welcome.