Money for Nepali Trash

"Two plastic boulders roll into the compound and flies scatter. The dirt piles up, and the women who cut and scoop disappear behind it. "Buyers from India come every month. Otherwise we use the hundi system. There are similar kabadas in India as well, but we Nepalis sell cheaper, of course." With this he brought in a sample of white, foamy cotton spun from the mills in India, using the plastic he sells. "These you can use for jackets, blankets, mattresses—everything.""


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• Great investment opportunity for people interested in "Impact investment" asset class......
• This business is addressing environment and unemployment issues
• Local retail stores have profit margin of Rs5 for every Kilo gram of recyclable cotton sold.( higher then selling a KG of rice)
• Value addition/making jackets and blanket out of plastic could be done in Nepal
• Indian Businesses coming to Kathmandu to buy trash and transporting it all the way to India possibility means there is high profit in this sector.
• Growing income levels and spiking consumption rate of the capital city means this business is here to stay (Unless,waster management is privatize )....