Scrapshala

Ensures fair living wage for producers

Discloses the community being impacted

Reduces the environmental impact

Focusses on women producers

Created using handcrafted methods

Reduces/Reuses/
Recycles resources

Made out of responsible materials

Biodegradable or environment friendly

Scrapshala is a women-led conscious Indian brand with a purpose of making premium environment-friendly alternatives available to everyone. They are achieving this by transforming the way traditional Indian handicraft is done with a sustainable approach of upcycling. At Scrapshala, the core value is to ensure that every single person from makers, promoters to consumers is benefitted in a positive manner! The products bring together pre-existing raw material, authentic artisanal skills, respectable livelihood opportunities and memorable experience to everyone who decides to own them!

Purpose

Scrapshala started in 2016 with a service and product line that could solve the problem of overconsumption and help in minimization of waste being sent to landfills that adds to the environmental degradation. They started becoming a solution by interlinking art, creativity and waste into innovative functional products that are good for you and good for environment too. They are headquartered in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh and their work culture strictly promotes gender equality and is LGBTQ friendly

People

Scrapshala wanted to develop a profitable model along with growth of local artisans associated with them and without compromising on product quality. Developing innovative and highly functional products for the consumers that can bring maximum value for their money, will always remain their guiding principal. They are currently engaging more than 100 local artisans.

Planet

Innovative product line from more than 12 categories of waste materials. Product design that generates minimum new non-biodegradable waste after it has been discarded. More than 1 lakh kg of waste upcycled into useful innovative product. More than 100 local Indian artisans empowered.