8 June, 2026 16:28:42 IST 
Neo San, a Bengaluru-based clean-technology company that develops a range of on-site thermal waste-processors, has been awarded for their patented innovation by UpLink, an early-stage innovation engine of the World Economic Forum (WEF). In collaboration with the Government of Karnataka, the programme aims to address the various challenges in cities, and Neo San has been selected as a strategic partner to deploy its solutions across Bengaluru to manage waste on-site.
A grant provided to Neo San will fund the deployment of Neo-X units that safely treat sanitary and biomedical waste at the point of generation. The units will be deployed phase-wise at various institutions – colleges, schools, primary health centres, women’s hostels, government housing and other official buildings around Bengaluru. It will also dignify waste collectors on-ground, who are often left sorting through such waste with their hands.
Every Neo-X unit has real-time IoT monitoring of each cycle run and every kilo processed, creating robust data for urban planning for the city.
“Our aim is on-site treatment of this waste, in a controlled manner, eliminating open burning and reducing overall process emissions by 98%. This is the first step of a much larger deployment in India,” said Mr. Dhwaj Bagrecha, Founder, Neo San.
