Your donation strengthens and expands our local India. This includes collection points, meals, education, and support for our local teams.

The key point: Your donation not only helps in the short term, but also helps build structures that give people long-term access to resources while keeping plastic in the cycle.

We have the greatest impact when we can plan for the long term.

Regular donations, memberships, and partnerships help us build and expand our projects on a stable foundation. They enable us to create structures that not only have an immediate impact but can also sustain themselves over the long term.

One-time donations are important and provide immediate help. However, recurring support gives us the stability we need to work sustainably, launch new projects, and further develop existing ones.

That is why memberships and partnerships have a particularly strong impact on long-term results.

Sustainable giving means supporting solutions that work in the long term—socially, environmentally, and financially.

In this way, we do not create dependencies, but rather enable access to resources through active participation. People become part of the solution instead of being permanently dependent on assistance.

From an environmental perspective, our approach ensures that plastic retains its value and remains in the circular economy rather than ending up in the natural environment. This helps reduce pollution before it even occurs.

Financially, structures are emerging that can gradually become self-sustaining. The goal is for projects to become independent in the long term and not to rely on donations indefinitely.

In our model, plastic is not treated as waste, but as currency for food and other essential goods.

As a result, it is not thrown away but stored and specifically returned to the cycle. This incentive changes behavior directly on the ground and ensures that significantly less plastic ends up in the environment in the first place, while existing pollution is reduced.

Yes, a key part of our work is to establish local sources of revenue that can operate independently of donations in the long term.

Pick-up services, the processing of materials, and the production of recycled products generate revenue directly on-site. Step by step, this builds an economic foundation that enables us to operate our projects in a self-sustaining manner over the long term

This is what we consider sustainable entrepreneurship: building structures that operate independently and create value locally.

We are tackling two challenges head-on: extreme poverty and plastic pollution.

The point isn't simply to give something away, but to actively involve people. Through clear incentives, they become part of the solution and gain access to resources through their own participation.

At the same time, we are building structures that will function in the long term and can continue to evolve, rather than relying on one-time aid.

At Buy Food with Plastic India, we are committed to ensuring that every donation creates a meaningful and measurable impact. We work directly with local communities, schools, volunteers, and partners to implement our programs on the ground, allowing us to stay closely involved in every stage of the process.

Transparency and accountability are at the core of our work. We regularly share updates, stories, photos, videos, and project outcomes through our website and social media channels so that our supporters can see the impact of their contributions firsthand.

Our team carefully monitors each initiative to ensure that resources are used efficiently and effectively to support environmental education, plastic collection efforts, community development, and sustainable change. If you have any questions about our projects or how donations are used, we are always happy to connect and provide more information.

We believe that building trust starts with openness, and we are committed to keeping our supporters informed about the progress and impact of our work across India.

From the very beginning, we have placed great importance on ensuring that donors can see how their donations are used and what impact they have.

That’s why we regularly share updates on our social media channels, post updates and reports on our projects, and show exactly how and where donations are used.

We also invite you to join our Plastic for Meals events and other community initiatives organized by Buy Food with Plastic India. These events offer an opportunity to see our work firsthand, connect with our team, and learn more about how we create impact through plastic collection, education, and community engagement.

Our office and manufactory in Bhandup, Mumbai, are always open to visitors. We welcome supporters, partners, and anyone interested in our mission to stop by, ask questions, and experience our work up close. If you would like a deeper insight into our operations, we are happy to arrange a visit so you can see firsthand how plastic is transformed into opportunities for people and the environment.

Buy Food with Plastic India Association is a Section 8 Non-Profit Company registered under the Companies Act, 2013 (CIN:U85300MH2021NPL369484).

We are recognised as a charitable organisation and have obtained:

12A Registration under Section 12AB of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (URN: AAKCB0739J/05/23-24/T-0141, valid from 01.04.2022 to AY 2026–27) .

80G Approval under Section 80G(5)(iii) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (Registration No.: AAKCB0739J22MB02, valid for AY 2023–24 to 2027–28).

Buy Food with Plastic India Bank Account Details

Bank A/c Holder- Buy Food With Plastic India Association
Bank Account No- 40527223374
Branch- Bhandup West
Bank IFSC- IFSC Code: SBIN0000562
District- MUMBAI 400078
State- Maharashtra

This means that donations made to Buy Food with Plastic India are eligible for tax deductions under Section 80G of the Income Tax Act, subject to the applicable legal provisions.Donors who wish to receive a tax exemption receipt may request one by contacting us directly.We are committed to keeping administrative costs low so that maximum resources reach the communities we serve. Thank you for supporting our mission to turn plastic waste into meals, jobs, and education in India.

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Yes. Your donation is processed through secure, encrypted payment systems that meet current security standards.

You can make a donation easily and securely using a variety of payment methods, including UPI, credit and debit cards (Visa, Mastercard, RuPay), net banking, digital wallets, and bank transfers.

This ensures that your donation is processed safely and reaches Buy Food with Plastic India securely and efficiently.

Both options are available. You can designate your donation to a specific project or allow it to be used flexibly where it will have the greatest impact at the moment.