Without®

Enabling brands to be more sustainable the ethical way.
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Certified B Corporation.

[Anish Malpani @AnishMalpani]

We built this to recycle impossible plastic. It works on impossible textiles too.

Less than 1% of the world's textile waste ever gets recycled back into clothing. The dirtiest, most torn, most tangled fabric, the stuff even recyclers reject, just gets buried or burned.

We extract the polyester from that waste, dissolve it down to its core monomer, terephthalic acid (the same molecule we already recover from impossible plastic), and purify it, without the crystallisation the rest of the industry depends on, through a patented process.

Then we turn it back into high-quality polyester.

And we do all of it ethically, with the informal workers who collect this waste now in real, dignified jobs.

5 years. 8 patents. Over 10,000 experiments and tests. More failures than I can count.

Today, we @madewith0ut get to introduce VerdiFLO™: polyester yarn made from the worst textiles in the world, that matches virgin, made right here in India.

I'm the one writing this, but this breakthrough belongs to the team.

To our science team who looked at "impossible" and quietly got to work. To the operators and formalised waste-workers who handle every single kilo.

That, to me, is what optimism really is.

Looking at a problem the world has given up on, and choosing to do it anyway.

I can't wait for all the problems we get to solve next.

[Without® @madewith0ut]

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[Without® @madewith0ut]

We now offer customised bottle colours using master colour batches, including shades like lime green, orange, and more.

Made for brands that want packaging that stands out, without compromising on what matters.

Get customised colours for your brand. DM us to know more.

[Without® @madewith0ut]

We were elated to be invited to be a part of @4ocean's beach clean-up, celebrating their milestone of 50 million pounds removed from the ocean, rivers, and coastlines.

And one day? We'd love to see that ocean waste meet our circular materials innovation.

Thanks to @TonyErnst13 for making this happen!

[Without® @madewith0ut]

We were elated to be invited to be a part of @4ocean's beach clean-up, celebrating their milestone of 50 million pounds removed from the ocean, rivers, and coastlines.

And one day? We'd love to see that ocean waste meet our circular materials innovation.

Thanks to Tony for making this happen!

[Without® @madewith0ut]

What if your customers could trace every step of your supply chain from a coaster?

That's exactly what @Iihs_uni did. 400 coasters. One QR code. Full traceability.

They came back for 400 more.

If you're a brand ready to switch to sustainable products with an ethical supply chain, reach out to us at [email protected]

[Without® @madewith0ut]

"Kachra."
That's how Siddhamma describes multi-layered plastic. She works multiple jobs, sanitation, sweeping, cleaning, and sells whatever waste she collects to scrap dealers. But MLP? No market value. It earns her nothing.

Her daughter, Jayashree, works at Without, manufacturing premium products from the very waste the scrap market rejects.

We take what no one wants and pay a fair price for it.

Our 2025 Impact Report covers how we recycle the unrecyclable, without compromising on people or planet: https://t.co/6CGTY6tROc

[Anish Malpani @AnishMalpani]

Rani joined @madewith0ut over three years ago. She was the second informal worker we hired - first part-time, then full-time.

Her husband died of a heart attack a decade ago. She became the sole earner for her children and her in-laws overnight. She found her way to us through @swachcoop.

Today, she earns 3x more, has health insurance, and owns ESOPs in the company. She also, apparently, has a modelling era in full swing.

Her story is just one story. But it's the story we're trying to make repeatable.

That's what Foundation Without is - an extension of our mission that takes the social impact of our work and formalises it, multiplies it, without trading depth for scale.

@deespeak tells it better than I can. She's been quietly one of India's most grounded voices on what real sustainability looks like - not the performative kind. Grateful she chose to tell Rani's story.

We also just released our 2025 Impact Report - the sugar-free kind. What we built. What we broke. What we're still figuring out.

This is another step in the right direction. Not the last.

Link to our 2025 Impact Report: https://t.co/29S16gRuAj

[Without® @madewith0ut]

Rani's story shows what happens when dignity is designed into the system. A fair job is the start but graduating from poverty takes household-level support too.
That's why Foundation Without exists alongside Made Without. Read our Impact Report 2025 for the full picture, here: https://t.co/6CGTY6tROc

@deespeak @AnishMalpani

[Without® @madewith0ut]

Is your brand actually sustainable?

We're Without and we recycle chip packets and other unrecyclable waste into sunglasses, bottles, and more.
Every packet processed is rescued from landfills and oceans.
Every product is made by people who went from informal waste sorting to running production lines with real wages and equity.

The material is engineered. The impact is traceable. The numbers are real. No sugarcoating.

Every week, we spotlight one brand that chose to be Made Without. Yours could be next.@BeforestFarming

Reach out to us: https://t.co/dkfbIcQW2E

[DeKoder @DeKoderAI]

Plastic, sustainability, and capitalism are often discussed in absolutes - but reality is far more complex.

In this episode of DeKoder, we speak with @AnishMalpani, Founder & CEO of Without, a social enterprise transforming unrecyclable plastic waste and discarded textiles into high-quality engineering materials - while simultaneously creating dignified livelihoods for informal waste workers.

This conversation goes beyond surface-level climate talk.

We explore:
- Why plastic isn’t inherently “evil” and where it becomes dangerous
- The difference between greenwashing and the green gap
- What real sustainability looks like beyond certifications
- Circular manufacturing vs down-cycling
- Why ethical capitalism must balance profit, people, and planet
- How systems - not just individuals - need to change

This is not a conversation about perfection.
It’s about honesty, systems, and scale.

Watch till the end for a nuanced, grounded take on sustainability that challenges popular narratives.

#Sustainability #PlasticPollution #EthicalCapitalism #CircularEconomy #Greenwashing #ClimateExplained #SocialImpact #WasteManagement #DeKoder #EnvironmentMatters #ClimateConversation #IndiaSustainability #AnishMalpani #GenZ #GenZVoices

[Without® @madewith0ut]

Can capitalism be ethical? @deKoderdigital had a conversation with our founder @AnishMalpani to discuss India’s informal waste sector and what it really takes to build sustainability without greenwashing.
We turn “unrecyclable” flexible plastic into high-quality materials and products while formalising waste-workers into dignified livelihoods. One system. Two missions.

Read the article here: https://t.co/kTZdRk49qo

[Without® @madewith0ut]

@deKoderdigital Thanks for having our founder over for a genuine conversation and for covering our story.

[DeKoder @DeKoderAI]

What does sustainability actually mean?

Is compostable really compostable?
Is paper automatically better than plastic?
Is plastic always the villain?

The truth is - sustainability is rarely black and white.
No brand is perfect. The real test? Transparency.

A truly sustainable company isn’t the one claiming perfection - it’s the one honest about what it’s still fixing.

Time to move beyond one-sided debates and start thinking deeper.

♻️ Between extreme outrage and blind optimism lies balance. Watch the full episode on DeKoder.

@AnishMalpani

#Sustainability #GenZ #ConsciousBrands #SustainableLiving #DeKoder

[Without® @madewith0ut]

For Pune Kabir Festival we co-created customised keychains and sunglasses.
We will also be joining the PKF Bazar on the 8th of February 2026.

This collaboration has shown us how supporting each other only helps us rise above.

Here’s to more partnerships that are built on care!

[Anish Malpani @AnishMalpani]

Exploitation is free. Proving you're ethical? That costs extra.

New quarterly letter for @madewith0ut on surviving 2026: https://t.co/rjKSy0fpke

[Without® @madewith0ut]

Mixed textiles are one of the fashion industry's toughest gaps, and we are building a credible pathway for what typically gets ignored, landfilled, or burnt. With Upaya Social Ventures @UpayaSV , we are taking this work beyond proof points and into a pilot built for scale, strengthening both material outcomes and end-of-life accountability. Just as importantly, we are designing the system so that the communities who recover this waste are formally included, fairly paid, and treated with dignity.

This pilot is designed to demonstrate what it takes to scale mixed textile recycling responsibly, technically, commercially, and socially.