UNDP India Plastic Waste Management Project

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Ongoing project (Jan 2018 - Dec 2031) with USD 15.8 million total. Partners include HUL, HDFC Bank, Coca Cola India Foundation. Creates socio-technical models, Material Recovery Centres, and institutionalizes waste pickers.

Source: https://undp.org/india/projects/plastic-waste-management

Funding Details

Deadline: 2031-12-31 — ongoing programme through December 2031; not an open competitive call (Fixed)
Contact: UNDP India — Contact form: https://www.undp.org/india/contact-us | Project tracked on Open UNDP: https://open.undp.org/projects/00096923
Last Checked: 2026-03-15 11:52

Application Checklist

Eligibility

Organization must be operational in India and able to work within UNDP's governance and procurement frameworks
Field implementing partners must demonstrate capacity in plastic waste collection, segregation, or recycling operations in Indian urban contexts

Project Scope

Scope aligns with Material Recovery Centre operations, waste picker formalization, or digital traceability along plastic waste value chains

Required Documents

Formal MoU or partnership agreement required — see amendment to MoU between UNDP and HCCBPL as precedent
Social and Environmental Screening Procedure (SESP) compliance required for new partners

Constraints

Project is focused exclusively on India — organizations without India presence or operations are out of scope
This is not an open grant call; engagement requires formal partnership agreement (MoU) or UNDP procurement selection

Historical Context

Project started January 2018. Annual delivery peaked at $2.47M in 2022, declining to $350K in 2025 and effectively zero in 2026, suggesting wind-down or restructuring phase despite official end date of December 2031. A prodoc valid until December 2027 was published, alongside annual work plans (2020, 2023) and multiple quarterly/annual progress reports.

Why it was added

India plastic waste/CSR/circular economy funding

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