Siddharth Hande
Founder and CEO, Kabadiwalla Connect

Siddharth Hande is a development specialist and the founder and current CEO of Kabadiwalla Connect, an award-winning social enterprise in the field of waste management. His work focuses on developing scalable and inclusive solutions for the collection, aggregation, and processing of post-consumer waste in cities in the developing world. He aims to articulate a more cost-effective and inclusive approach for cities in the Global South to apply circular economy principles by leveraging the informal waste ecosystem.

Insight

Accurate baseline data can guide policy reforms that leverage the informal recycling sector for cost-effective urban waste management.