From Dinner Table Idea to Crore-Plus Startup: How ‘Let’s Scrap’ Is Turning Corporate Junk into Gold
It started like any regular workday for Anuj Bhatnagar. But a meeting about outdated DTH boxes and Wi-Fi routers would soon change the course of his career — and the way big businesses deal with waste.
What seemed like a simple task — responsibly disposing of old electronic equipment — quickly revealed a mess of unreliable vendors, shady pricing, and zero transparency.
“There was no system. It felt like everything was decided on the fly by a few people,” Anuj recalls. “Even basic things like where the scrap went or how it was processed were unclear.”
With no clear answers from existing vendors, Anuj started digging deep — spending weekends talking to scrap dealers, recyclers, and even roadside kabadiwallas. The more he learned, the more broken the system appeared. That’s when the idea for Let’s scarp was born.
The Big Idea Into a Crore: Turn Trash into Profit
Anuj’s solution? Build a tech-powered (zero to Crore),transparent platform where companies could track every step of their scrap’s journey to make Crore— from pick-up to recycling.
Unlike others focusing on household junk, Let’s scrap zeroed in on corporate waste, which also involves strict compliance and audit trails. Their platform didn’t just manage trash; it solved real problems – pilferage, inefficiency, and missed revenue.
Take Aditya Birla fashion, for example. Before working with Let’s Scrap, their scrap disposal system was chaotic and leaky. After onboarding, they went from collecting 24 tons of waste a year to 33 tons in just two months. The kicker? The company hadn’t suddenly started producing more scrap — Let’s Scrap had just stopped the losses.
How It Works
Let’s Scrap’s clients include big corporate houses, small shops, and even households. Companies with multiple store locations can schedule pickups through a mobile app or website. Each site is treated as a collection point.
Collection agents use the app to snap photos, log scrap details, and instantly generate invoices. The scrap is taken to a Material Recovery Facility (MRF), sorted into paper, plastic, metal, e-waste and more, then sold to authorised recyclers.
Bonus? The company also gives out Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) certificates, helping clients stay compliant with environmental regulations.
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Let’s Scrap doesn’t charge its clients for collections. In fact, they Pay companies for their scrap, making their money by reselling to recyclers — a win-win model that actually puts cash back in corporate pockets.
“For some companies, revenue from scrap covers up to 25% of their rental expenses,” Anuj reveals.
Helping Businesses Go Green — and Earn More (Crore)
Today, Let’s Scrap (Crore)works with over 200 companies and operates in 12+ cities, including Delhi, Gurugram, Chennai, Jaipur, and Chandigarh. It even services around 4,000 households in 11 residential societies in Gurugram.
One major success story from one to Crore: Aditya Birla’s massive warehouse in Rajasthan. Before Let’s Scrap, they sold about 24 tons of scrap a year. After switching, they hit that number in just two months — not due to more waste, but better tracking and zero pilferage.
“We didn’t even realise how much we were losing,” said Gajendra Singh, a senior exec at Aditya Birla Fashion Retail. “Now, we get digital reports, secure pickups, and government-compliant recycling — all with zero headaches.”
And it’s not just about money. Gajendra says their reports show they’ve saved 8 million litres of water through responsible recycling. “We’re finally doing the right thing — for the planet and our bottom line,” he adds.
Since its official launch in 2023, let’s Scrap (to Crore) has handled over 20,000 metric tons of waste.
Industry experts say startups like this are essential — especially in cities like Gurugram, Bengaluru, and Chennai, where big businesses often don’t have clean, compliant ways to deal with their waste.
“Even something as small as a pen has three components — plastic, metal, ink — that need scientific disposal. Without proper segregation, it just gets burnt,” says an industry insider.
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Built from the Ground Up
Let’s Scrap was bootstrapped with ₹1.2 crore from the founders’ own savings. Today, the company earns nearly ₹1 crore a month, with 20–25% gross profit margins.But for Anuj, the real reward is the impact.
“When clients tell us their bills have dropped or that our transparency saved them from legal trouble — that’s what keeps us going,” he says. “We didn’t just build a business. We’re helping reshape how India thinks about waste.”
From Kitchen Talk to Green Revolution (zero to crore)
What started as a conversation over dinner has now become a full-fledged revolution in corporate waste management. Let’s Scrap isn’t just changing how businesses handle trash — it’s proving that doing the right thing for the planet can also be smart business.
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