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Unsung Heroes: How 2 engineers took on Bengaluru’s textile waste problem
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The Indian Express
A software coder and marketing professional, Lingawar says he and Acharya have diverted more than 60,000 kg of textile waste from landfills.
“The problem was that there was no one to collect textile waste.
With 8-10 employees, NoKasa staff collect textile waste from houses.
The road aheadNoKasa staff collect textile waste from houses in Bengaluru.
Despite these constraints, the startup has diverted more than 60 tonnes of textile waste from landfills since it began operations in 2025.