SusTalk #50 - Ajinkya Dhariya - Founder, CEO of PadCare

Topic: Green Innovations: Driving the circular economy
About Ajinkya:
Ajinkya Dhariya, Founder and CEO at PadCare Labs, is a Mechanical Engineer and
Sanitation Entrepreneur. He graduated in 2017 and then started PadCare Labs in 2018
with a vision to shape sustainable societies by enhancing hygiene standards. He is a
product enthusiast and loves to solve consumer-centric problems with a design-thinking
approach. He is curious and courageous.
Curiosity drives him to forge new paths and develop bold, innovative, and
progressive solutions like Sanitary Napkin Disposal and recycling. His
courage empowers the challenge vested interests, pursue unconventional ideas and
fight for the health of our planet and its people to bring prosperity.
He is pursuing the dream of a sustainable society with his passion,
perseverance, and persistence. His efforts were recognized by Forbes 30 U 30,
Entrepreneur 35 U 35, Toilet Board Coalition, Dassault Systems, UK- Royal
Engineering Academy and Government of India. He is acting as a young ambassador to
inspire social actions for healthier people and the planet.
About Padcare:
PadCare is an unprecedented hygiene management solution that completes the loop
of the menstrual hygiene economy by generating harmless, recyclable output out of
soiled pads. We are a team of young engineers set out on a journey to bring about
positive and significant changes in the sanitary waste disposal system with a broader
vision of safeguarding our women, our waste-pickers, and Mother Earth. Our holistic solution completes the loop of menstrual hygiene.