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Recognised for the work — not the noise

Selections, memberships and platforms that reflect on-ground credibility across circular economy, EPR and climate action.

Recognitions & memberships

Trusted networks we’re part of

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Featured, selected & on stage

Where our work has been recognised

Each item below is a real selection, membership or speaking engagement — with a link to the source where one is public.

Startup selection · 2026
Selected at PLASTINDIA 2026 — “Bharat Next”

3R Solutions, Social Lab’s packaging-reuse venture, was selected to showcase under the “Bharat Next” Startup Search (Plastindia Foundation × IIM Calcutta Innovation Park) at PLASTINDIA 2026, and felicitated by Hon’ble Union Minister Shri Chirag Paswan.

PLASTINDIA 2026 (PIB) ↗
Global alliance
PREVENT Waste Alliance — Steering Committee

Represented on the Steering Committee of the PREVENT Waste Alliance, and part of its Investment Readiness Pilot for circular-economy enterprises.

PREVENT Waste Alliance ↗
International stage
Speaker — IFAT Munich 2026

Invited to a panel on “Financing the Circular Economy” at IFAT Munich 2026, alongside PREVENT Waste Alliance and GIZ.

Commissioned research
GIZ India — single-use-plastics value-chain study

Conducted a primary, data-driven Value Chain Assessment of banned single-use plastics and their alternatives across cities in Maharashtra & Tamil Nadu, under the Indo-German climate-action programme implemented by GIZ India.

Industry platform
CII — India Plastics Pact

Active participant in the CII–India Plastics Pact, India’s collaborative platform for building a circular plastics economy.

India Plastics Pact ↗
Knowledge partnership
MoU — Pune Knowledge Cluster

Signed an MoU with the Pune Knowledge Cluster (PKC) Foundation — part of the Govt of India’s City Knowledge & Innovation Cluster initiative — on waste management and sustainability.

Industry forum
Speaker — Plastics Recycling Show India

Featured on the Recycling Vision Series panel on EPR, compliance and market realities, in association with the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board.

Accelerator
Cornell Maha60 Accelerator

Selected for the Cornell Maha60 accelerator — a Cornell University programme in association with the Government of Maharashtra.

Listed & profiled

In the media

Independent listings and profiles of Social Lab.

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