Dalmia Polypro Industries Private Limited – Sumedh Ayachit – 2025
Summary
Sumedh Ayachit worked with Dalmia Polypro Industries Pvt. Ltd. to assess and improve the company’s Material Recovery Facility (MRF) operations in Mumbai.
Goals
Sumedh was hosted by Dalmia Polypro Industries Pvt. Ltd. (DPIPL), a leading PET recycler in India, to assess and improve the performance of its Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs) in Mumbai. With India’s plastic waste management system dominated by informal actors and lacking traceability, Sumedh’s project aimed to identify operational gaps, evaluate various business models, and design scalable strategies for traceable, responsible sourcing of post-consumer PET.
Solutions
Sumedh conducted field visits and status assessments at three DPIPL-linked MRFs across Mumbai, using a red-amber-green gap dashboard covering infrastructure, safety, documentation, and data systems. He developed a comprehensive SOP guidebook covering MRF operations, hygiene, safety, and digital documentation. Based on stakeholder inputs and strategic goals, he designed a standardized operations model to improve oversight and traceability across sites. He also mapped stakeholder roles, created a responsibility matrix, and modelled break-even and IRR scenarios for alternate business models.
Potential Impact
The project outlined a scalable, traceable MRF model aligned with DPIPL’s procurement and compliance priorities. By linking digital traceability to PET routing incentives, the proposed model enhances ESG alignment while improving sourcing efficiency. The SOPs and documentation templates developed are ready for immediate adoption and replication. If implemented, the strategy could enable DPIPL to expand from 3 to 40 MRFs while ensuring better operational oversight and compliance.
