Our First Project:

Namma Mane project

Namma Mane means "Our Home".

The project: Transform ocean-bound plastic waste into building materials and build homes for unhoused waste collectors.

Meet Jayakar

Jayakar Story

Born into a waste-picking community, he was forced into a life of labor at a very young age - having to forgo most of his schooling.

While Jayakar provides an essential service to society and drive the nation’s solid waste management, waste collectors have been subjected to social stigma, a lack of social security and terrible living conditions.

In coastal cities like Mangalore, they’ve been the last line of defence ensuring that plastic waste does not enter our oceans.

A Tale of Many

Jayarka' is one among the many stories you can find if you get to know the waste-picker community of India. While they provide an essential service to society and drive the nation’s solid waste management, they’ve been subjected to social stigma, a lack of social security and terrible living conditions. In coastal cities like Mangalore, they’ve been the last line of defence ensuring that plastic waste does not enter our oceans. We hope that the ‘Namma Manne’ shelter project will be a step forward in uplifting this community that has been
serving our nation for so long and that Jayakar’s house will be the first of many.

Jayakar and His Family

Thanks to your support for the ‘Namma Mane’ shelter project Jayakar and his family now live in house with a toilet, running water and electricity. This was made possible by The One Bottle, and we have big plans ahead.