Mathew's PAPERMAN Company has transformed lives of Kabadiwaalas through effective Waste Management.

A Man Who Makes The Best Out Of Waste

He chose a peculiar path. He met new challenges. He cleared all the stumbling blocks and carved a wholesome pathway. We proudly present the story of Mathew Jose - a young man, who, the Forbes recognised as one in its 30 under 30. PaperMan is a receipient of many other awards and rewards.

A distinctive mindset.

While the family's plywood business involves cutting trees, he chose to conserve them. His education in one of the leading business colleges gave him an impression that most of the businesses exploit people and environment and thus he kicked off the thought of getting into conventional business sector. He chose to become a social entrepreneur and started getting his hands-on at ExNora- a Waste Management Organisation. Here, he was brought closer to the issues of global warming and climate change. Also, at ExNora, his eyes caught the lives of 'Kabadiwaalas' (the trash /paper collectors). Then, he decided how his enterprise should be like- something that can impact the lives of kabadiwaalas in a positive way, giving them decent livelihood and that can serve the environmental purpose. Thus in 2010, when he was just 22, he set up PaperMan.

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PaperMan – the NGO

It is an NGO that makes the kabadiwaalas across the city as the connecting bridges between the customers who sell their recycling material and the recyclers. "Customers - Kabadiwalas - Recyclers”

PaperMan and its beneficiaries.

The fruits of PaperMan are being enjoyed not by an individual or two but by a system. Let's take a look into how PaperMan is changing lives.

1. The Recycling Industry:

Though recycling undoubtedly adds to the economy, recycling industry in India is facing stern challenges. It has minimal access to the raw material required for the process of recycling - the waste material. Due to this, Indian

Mills rely heavily on imported waste paper to meet their demand for raw material. To meet this supply gap, Matthew created a new system of waste collection and management by connecting the points of waste generation, the waste collectors and the waste recyclers.

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