# Indian companies tie circular economy efforts to lower costs 2026-08-07T06:01:32+00:00 | Business & Economy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Indian companies are shifting sustainability efforts from compliance exercises to cost-saving business strategies, executives told the Mint Sustainability Summit 2026. Rising raw material, transport and supply-chain costs are pushing firms to reuse waste, cut packaging and improve product recovery. Aditya Birla Fashion reduced packaging for each shirt from 185 grams across 22 items to 62 grams. Alternicq’s Thimmaiah Napanda said circular systems need viable markets for collecting and processing waste. Electronics executives said informal recycling loses 70% of high-value materials. Infrastructure firms are using fly ash and steel slag in cement, while repair and refurbishment could extend the life of phones and laptops. ## Coverage - livemint.com - livemint.com Tags: circular economy, e-waste, packaging, recycling, sustainability Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/indian-companies-turn-circular-economy-practices-into-cost-savings/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/indian-companies-turn-circular-economy-practices-into-cost-savings/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.