Safai Bank of India

Safai Bank of India is a pioneering initiative developed in 2018 to provide a viable method for the collection of wrapper waste. It offers a simple and effective way to divert millions of waste items from reaching city dumping grounds or being littered.

Wrappers, technically known as multi-layered packaging (MLP), are the most widely used packaging material for FMCG products. As a result, millions of such waste items are generated daily, posing a significant challenge for collection and disposal.

The program encourages and supports the establishment of Safai Banks in educational institutions, residential complexes, and companies, where participants can deposit the wrapper waste they generate. This ensures the wrappers are received in a clean condition.

The program’s slogan is “Don’t Bin it, Bank it.” Wrappers deposited in dustbins enter the municipal waste collection system and end up at the dumping ground.

Safai Bank of India is a pioneering solution developed in 2018 to provide a viable method for the collection of wrapper waste. It is simple and effective in diverting millions of waste items from reaching city dumping grounds or being littered. Wrappers are technically called multi-layered packaging (MLP) and it is the widest used packaging material for FMCG products and as a result millions of articles of waste are generated daily, posing a challenge for collection and disposal.

The program encourages and supports the opening of Safai Banks in educational institutions, residential complexes, and companies where the participants deposit the waste generated by them. This ensures that the wrappers are received in a clean condition. 

The programs slogan is - "Dont Bin it, Bank it". Wrappers deposited in the dustbin enter the municipal waste collection system at the dumping ground.