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Elima's Co-Founder Abhishek Agashe emphasized the need for infrastructure investment to recover value from waste streams in India. The startup focuses on e-waste recovery and aims to create a scalable circular economy ecosystem that reintroduces materials into the economy.

Elima's facilities enhance recovery yields and generate jobs, while Andhra Pradesh targets generating Rs4,000-5,000 crore from the circular economy by 2030. Key opportunities lie in electronics refurbishment and material recovery, with urban mining seen as a strategic avenue to reduce import dependence.