#466: Kapil Jangale on transforming waste into a resource with the use of technology

“Our approach to waste management revolves around the belief that if we treat waste as a valuable resource and manage it at the source, we can transform it into something beneficial.”

In today’s episode of The Shape of Work podcast, we have Kapil Jangale, the Managing Director of PLASTROOTS Waste Management and Solutions Private Limited. His innovative perspective sees waste not as rubbish, but as a resource. He passionately talks about the initiatives he's spearheading across India to foster a more sustainable world for our children.

Kapil has an overall work experience of over five years. He worked at JBM Group prior to his time at Plastroots. He did his BTech in Chemical Engineering from the Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University. In this episode, Kapil shares his experiences with sensor-based segregation technology and AI and how waste management is evolving into a high-tech industry with the use of data sheets and other tech aids.

Episode Highlights

• How do you manage your team and work with different projects?
• How can technology be leveraged to enable waste management?
• The importance of segregating waste at home

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Produced by: Priya Bhatt
Podcast Host: Archit Sethi

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