Green Organisations & Brands in India

A pan-India non-profit that redistributes urban surplus materials such as clothing and household goods to support rural development, disaster relief, and community-driven initiatives.

Circular fashion initiative in Bengaluru helping individuals, communities, and organisations keep textiles in circulation through reuse, redistribution, upcycling, and recycling.

India's largest waste picker cooperative, providing inclusive and sustainable waste management in Pune.

Join a movement that turns urban waste into rural livelihoods, creating a cleaner planet and a more equitable society.

India's pioneer textile recycling service transforming fashion waste into high-quality recycled yarn and home furnishings.

Saahas is a leading non-profit organization in India, dedicated to transforming waste management practices and promoting a circular economy. They offer innovative solutions and foster community engagement to create a sustainable future.

A Mumbai-based social enterprise driving textile circularity and community empowerment through clothing reuse.

Sherwanis, suits and tuxedos on rent across four Bengaluru outlets.

A reward-based textile collection service that accepts all forms of household fabric and dry waste in exchange for sustainable goodies.

Give your clothes a new life with easy doorstep pickup.

A Bengaluru trust that collects clothes, textiles and household items to redistribute, upcycle and recycle, turning what would be waste into education funding.

Helps organizations manage waste responsibly through audits, on-ground operations, and circular economy solutions.

Sell your scrap easily with Pune’s digital recycling platform.

Doorstep pickup service that connects households to NGOs for donating used items across major Indian cities.

A curated resale platform for pre-loved fashion that makes it simple to pass on pieces no longer worn and discover quality clothing from others.

A Bengaluru-based non-profit running community clothing reuse initiatives.

Long-running Church Street bookshop selling second-hand, new and rare books across three floors and three branches.

Church Street second-hand and rare bookshop, relocated to a larger space in the BPL building.

Peer-to-peer marketplace for buying and selling used books across India.

Simplifying Climate Education

Turn your waste into impact with Ecocrew’s easy pickup and drop-off solutions.

Pune's original eco-idol seller and campaigner. Kalyani Nagar.

Doing your bit for the environment starts here

Connecting your surplus with those in need through structured community donation drives.

Energy. Ahead.

Women-led e-waste collection in Bengaluru, managed by PCI India.

Paper mache idols with a published 90/10 composition. Ships India-wide.

A resource recovery enterprise closing the loop on waste through ethical collection and processing.

A Kochi-based online thrift marketplace to buy and sell pre-loved fashion for men, women and kids across India.

Bridging the gap between donors and those in need through circular giving.

Your sharing market to buy, sell, lend, borrow, swap, and freecycle household items.

Second-hand bookshop on Sampige Road, Malleshwaram, that both buys and sells used books.

A curated luxury resale and circular fashion platform offering verified preloved designer wear and accessories.

A Kolkata social enterprise that collects old clothes and fabric nationwide and upcycles them into new handcrafted products with rural women artisans.

Traditional Maharashtrian foods made by rural women's groups, shipped across India.

A2 ghee, cold-pressed oils, raw honey and organic produce from a regenerative farm, shipped across India.

Plastic-free personal care, hospitality supplies and engineered bamboo, all built around fast-growing bamboo.

Neem wood toys, teethers and Montessori furniture for babies and toddlers.

A Kolkata non-profit (Santoshpur) that runs a Free Clothes Bank, collecting donated clothes and giving them free to people in need.

Eco Ganesha idols in Shadu clay and paper mache that dissolve cleanly in water, from Bengaluru.

Zero-waste, plastic-free personal and home care and gifting, B Corp certified, from Bengaluru.

Bengaluru roaster sourcing coffee directly from smallholder growers and cooperatives.

A women-run thrift and consignment destination pioneering circular fashion through curated pre-loved collections.

Gardening supplies, seeds and plantable gifts such as seed crackers, shipped across India.

Handmade wooden Montessori and Waldorf-inspired toys, hand-painted by Indian artisans.

Second-hand bookshop in Koramangala 6th Block stocking fiction, self-help and general non-fiction.

Online second-hand bookstore shipping used and new books across India since 2015.

Online marketplace for plastic-free, sustainable products from Indian brands, including gift hampers.

An eco kids' store with wooden toys and organic-cotton baby clothing, from Bengaluru.

Plastic-free canvas bags, cork wallets and eco gift hampers.

An award-winning NGO diverting fabric from landfills to empower communities through clean clothing.

A women-run Kolkata charity (Jadavpur) that accepts donated clothes in good condition and passes them to underprivileged communities.

India's veteran pre-owned luxury resale house, trading since 2014.

Mumbai label making earrings and bag charms from waste fabric, acrylic and wood.

Vegan skincare built from botanical ingredients rather than synthetic or animal-derived ones, made in Hyderabad.

Traditional Indian toys and board games, made in India.

A Mumbai nonprofit caring for children affected by HIV and AIDS, accepting clothing and essentials as in-kind donations.

Unbaked Konkan clay idols with named natural pigments. Mahul, ships pan-India.

An NCR nonprofit offering doorstep pickup of children's clothes, toys and supplies for kids in need.

Goa brand making millet laddoos and snacks with no refined flour or sugar.

Turning tons of old clothes into trendy, upcycled lifestyle essentials.

Pune social enterprise weaving bags and gifts from discarded plastic on charkha and handloom.

Recycles plastic waste into decor, planters and gifting, with pickups across Delhi NCR.

Bags and accessories made from recycled plastic bottles and organic cotton.

Planters and homeware moulded from crop-waste biocomposites, made in Bengaluru.

Handmade bags, journals and gift hampers made by women artisans in Kota.

Handcrafted homeware in wood, terracotta and ceramic, with its own stores in several cities.

Everyday lifestyle goods paired with plastic-free green packaging, so the whole purchase leaves less waste behind.

Goa-made soy candles, wax sachets and cold-process soaps.

Making Every Scrap Material Part of a Greener Future

Bengaluru-built app for buying and selling pre-loved fashion and home items.

Handmade Channapatna wooden toys and games, made with rural artisans.

Handcrafted textiles and crafts from Indian artisan clusters, with stories of each craft.

Home gardening supplies and grow kits from Jaipur, shipped across India.

Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation runs RRR (Reduce-Reuse-Recycle) centres across the city where residents can drop off old clothes, footwear, books, toys and plastic for reuse or recycling.

Zero-waste gifting built around plantable and upcycled products, from Navi Mumbai.

Marketplace for handloom and handmade products from Indian weavers' cooperatives.

Basement bookshop on Church Street trading second-hand books since 2009.

Rural collective in Madhya Pradesh making plantable seed bands from handspun cotton.

Vegan handbags made from plant-based leathers derived from cactus, apple and banana.

Shadu mati, paper mache and mud Ganpati idols, labelled per SKU. Sion East.

Upcycled bags and wallets, farm ghee and honey, and gift boxes from Swechha, Delhi.

Personalised hand-painted dolls and artisan-made decor and gifts.

Delhi non-profit where former waste-pickers make gifts from discarded flowers, fabric and paper.

Upcycles temple and floral waste into incense, soaps and home care, from Hyderabad.

Bengaluru brand selling raw forest honey from tribal collectors and small farmers.

Bengaluru brand making agarbatti and dhoop from flowers offered at temples.

A Kolkata NGO that accepts donated clothes, woollens, blankets and household textiles in good condition for redistribution to communities it works with.

Shadu and lal mitti idols, materials named, delivery only.

Natural skin, hair and body care, shipped from Pune.

Jute and cotton bags and gift packaging that biodegrade and reuse easily, unlike the plastic they replace, from Ahmedabad.

Mumbai craft collective selling artisan-made gifts in natural and recycled materials.

COSMOS-certified organic skin, hair and body care, and plastic-neutral, from Coimbatore.

Handmade zero-waste daily essentials in plastic-free packaging, from Thanjavur.

An artist collective in Bengaluru encouraging upcycling and conscious consumption.

Plantable and upcycled stationery, lighting and gifting, where a notebook can grow into a plant, from Noida.

Natural handmade skincare made with forest communities, in zero-waste packaging.

Compostable tableware and packaging pressed from Bauhinia leaves, from Bangalore.

Non-slip yoga mats, recycled yoga wear and accessories, made in India by people who actually teach yoga.

Cooke Town bookstore known for children's titles, with a dedicated second-hand section and store credit for books brought in.

Indiranagar thrift store buying and selling pre-loved fashion, everyday to luxury.

Hyderabad craft chocolate maker working with Indian cacao.

Auroville bean-to-bar chocolate, organic and vegan, made by a women's team.

Bengaluru home decor brand: hand-thrown ceramics, block-printed textiles and hand-drawn prints.

Clay idols with pigments named per part. Bibvewadi, Pune delivery.

Bengaluru maker of handmade natural soaps, body care and home cleaners.

Hand-painted river clay Ganpatis. Thane, MMR delivery, WhatsApp ordering.

A Kolkata foundation (Kasba) that collects pre-loved clothing and household items for reuse, recycling and redistribution.

Shadu, lal mati and paper mache Ganpatis. Andheri, ships pan-India and abroad.

Mysuru bean-to-bar chocolate made only from Indian cacao.

Delhi brand turning temple flowers into charcoal-free incense and havan cups.

Mumbai non-profit where adults with developmental disabilities make crafts and food.

An online store gathering lower-impact home products and gifts in one place, making the greener choice the easy one.

Wedding, maternity and kids outfits on rent in Bommanahalli.

Brass, copper and kansa cookware handmade by Punjab's Thathera artisans.

Paper mache Ganpatis with natural dyes, dissolve in hours. Matunga.

Kochi farm-to-bar chocolate from cocoa it grows and ferments itself.

A Chennai organisation supporting survivors of gender-based violence. It runs Nool, a dignity store where survivors choose clothes and essentials using coupons, and separately accepts donated clothes, bags, footwear and household items for the survivors it supports.

A Chennai NGO that collects donated clothes, blankets, bedsheets, footwear, books, toys, cycles and utensils by free doorstep pickup and passes them on to homeless people and families who need them.

Kanpur company making charcoal-free incense from flowers collected at temples.

Designer ethnic and bridal wear on rent in Jayanagar 4th Block.

A Hyderabad NGO in Abids that collects donated clothes and reusable household items, with home pickup for larger donations.

Budget online thrift store shipping pre-loved everyday and ethnic fashion across India.

Pune's clay-return campaign: the immersed clay becomes next year's idols.

Online thrift shop for pre-loved Indian ethnic wear for women and kids.

Bengaluru-based service that collects used books free from your door and pays you for them, or donates them on your behalf.

A dedicated charity store in Pune promoting a circular economy through the 3Rs: Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle.

Hand-poured soy wax candles, diffusers and home fragrance gift sets.

Zero-waste daily essentials, from toothpaste to bamboo brushes and cloth pads, swapping the plastic-heavy versions.

Designer occasion wear on rent, delivered to Bengaluru.

Pre-wedding, wedding and maternity photoshoot outfits on rent.

Bengaluru brand making notebooks, journals and copier paper from 100% recycled paper.

Curated resale platform for pre-loved South Asian luxury and couture.

Raw forest honey harvested by tribal communities, plus honey gift hampers.

Plant-based organic makeup made for Indian skin tones.

Vegan, cruelty-free beauty, personal and home care that is biodegradable and breaks down cleanly, from Satara.

Natural-fibre bags, baskets and decor handmade by women artisans.

Fabric bags, handmade paper and upcycled paper gifts made by women in rural Karnataka.

A Delhi nonprofit, Swavalamban Avam Swabhimaan Foundation, running clothing distribution drives for people in need.

Palm-free, zero-waste handmade soap and plastic-free body and hair care, easing pressure on rainforests and bins alike.

Eco-lifestyle retailer; eco Ganesha collection ships pan-India.

Delhi studio making gifts and home decor from upcycled materials, with artisans.

Plantable seed Ganeshas with grow bag, Rs 249 up. Ships pan-India.

Bengaluru maker of plantable seed paper cards, stationery and gifts.

Family-run bookshop off Brigade Road dealing in rare, out-of-print and second-hand titles.

A Pune platform by the Relfor Foundation connecting donors with vetted NGOs, arranging doorstep pickup of clothes and household goods.

A Pune non-profit (est. 2014) offering doorstep pickup of donated clothes, footwear and toys for redistribution to underserved communities.

Wooden toys for children up to 6, with a store in Indiranagar, Bengaluru.

Reimagining mobility for mankind.

Making secondhand fashion the first choice.

A Mumbai charity running homes for homeless and street children, accepting clothing and essentials as in-kind donations.

Indian tree-to-bar chocolate, with gift hampers.

Natural personal care and home fragrance, including charcoal-free incense, from Mumbai.

DIY grow kits, seed balls and plantable stationery and rakhis.

Avenue Road area bookshop stocking second-hand and new academic titles, and buying textbooks back.

45-year Delhi eco idol maker; retail, wholesale and export.

Jaipur maker of tree-free handmade paper gifts from cotton rag waste.

Organic-cotton apparel and everyday eco essentials, an easy way to green the things you use and wear daily, from Bengaluru.

Making Bengaluru Sustainable, one Sunday at a time.

Terracotta cookware, serveware and decor from heritage pottery clusters of India.

Bamboo lifestyle goods, from brushes and combs to razors and stationery, a renewable swap for their plastic versions, from Noida.

Designer Indian and western wear on rent, shipped nationwide.

Fancy dress and classical dance costumes on rent in Horamavu.

Natural, chemical-free skincare and organic food, keeping both what goes on your skin and in your body free of synthetics, from Bengaluru.

Handmade fabric dolls made by women artisans, without plastic.

Social enterprise selling handicrafts from artisans in over 21 states.

Social enterprise co-creating folk art, decor and stationery with traditional artisans.

Chennai stationery studio making journals and notebooks from rescued paper.

The Preloved Co. is an offline thrift store in Bengaluru that curates second-hand Indian and Western wear and channels proceeds toward supporting NGOs working with underserved communities.

Coconut shells upcycled into kitchenware and decor, giving a discarded farm by-product a lasting second life, women-led, from Kerala.

A Chennai charity (Adyar) that collects donated used clothes in good condition and lays them out showroom-style so people in need can pick what they want with dignity.

A circular fashion platform dedicated to giving clothing a second life through responsible recycling and rewards.

Red-soil seed idols that grow into a plant. Worli, ships to 6 cities.

Free doorstep textile pickup across Mumbai, including the torn and unwearable clothes most collectors turn away.

Regenerative organic farm staples: ghee, cold-pressed oils, atta and pantry basics, from Pune.

A Delhi nonprofit collecting clothes, blankets and relief supplies for children and families in need.

A marketplace for second-hand and used books, keeping good books in circulation and saving the paper of printing new, from Bangalore.

Kochi studio upcycling glass bottles, coconut shells and wood into homeware.

A Delhi nonprofit, established 2014, distributing donated clothes, rations and supplies to shelters and families.

Mumbai charity, founded in 1968, selling linen, toys and preserves made by the women it trains.

Wooden toys, neem teethers and kids' furniture for children up to 3.

Fair-trade cotton cloth bags made by women, as a plastic-bag replacement, from Chennai.

Handwoven soft toys and gifts inspired by Bodo heritage, from Baksa, Assam.

India's pre-loved luxury marketplace to buy and sell authenticated designer bags, shoes, clothing and accessories.