SegReClaim

SegReClaim is an Ahmedabad-based cleantech startup building automated edge-AI smart bins that sort waste at the point of disposal. Its system uses computer vision and majority-proportion classification to separate materials such as plastic, glass, paper and metal, with the aim of improving source segregation and material recovery for institutions, campuses and municipalities.

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Cleantech

How an Ahmedabad Student Built an AI Waste Sorting Startup

Two engineering students used a ₹70,000 grant to prove that India’s recycling crisis can be solved instantly at the trash bin, rather than the landfill. Now, they are discovering that navigating municipal bureaucracy is much harder than building edge-AI hardware.

8 Sept 2026 · 6 min