Minus Degre reaches ₹1.2 crore as retailers adopt recycled-plastic fit-outs

Bihar recycler Minus Degre says it generated over ₹1.2 crore in FY2024-25, supplying recycled-plastic panels, furniture and interiors to Westside, Adidas and Tata EV stores. The company is expanding capacity and developing materials from textile and agricultural waste.

— Source publishedTue, 21 Jul, 2026, 12:28 IST·First seen Tue, 21 Jul, 2026, 12:39 IST·Source YourStory · Capital

What happened

Bihar-based recycling startup Minus Degre grew revenue to over ₹1.2 crore in FY2024-25 and supplies recycled-material panels, furniture and interiors to

Key facts

  • ₹1.2 crore revenue in FY2024-25
  • ₹5,000 revenue in 2020
  • ₹30,000 initial setup cost
  • Eight Tata EV experience stores
  • More than 90 seating modules for Noida International Airport
  • 41 lakh tonnes of plastic waste generated annually in India
  • 100% recycled plastic products

Why this matters

The company’s relationships with Westside, Adidas and Tata EV stores and its pipeline in textile and agricultural waste make it a potential partnership or acquisition target for fit-out, materials, waste-management and retail-services players.

What to watch

  • Named repeat or multi-location orders from Westside, Adidas, Tata EV or other national chains.
  • New manufacturing capacity, monthly output disclosures or evidence of shorter lead times.
  • Fire-safety, building-material or indoor-air-quality certification announcements.
  • Retailer sustainability reports citing recycled-material fit-outs or store-design standards.
  • Expansion from flagship interiors into standardized fixtures and larger store rollout programs.
  • Gross-margin and working-capital trends as project volume scales.
  • Commercial adoption of textile-waste and agricultural-waste material lines.
  • Convert current retailer relationships into multi-store framework agreements with pre-approved panel, furniture and fixture specifications.
  • Prioritize third-party testing and certifications for fire performance, VOC emissions, durability, recyclability and indoor-use compliance.
  • Build a modular catalogue for high-volume retail applications: wall cladding, display plinths, checkout surrounds, seating, shelving and signage backers.
  • Secure feedstock contracts for plastic, textile and agricultural waste before adding capacity, reducing exposure to material-quality variability.
  • Develop installer and design-studio partnerships so sustainability materials are specified early in store planning rather than substituted late in procurement.
  • Use retailer case studies to quantify waste diverted, embodied-carbon reduction, maintenance performance and cost versus conventional fit-out materials.

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