§1What this business is
The unit makes two products that are sold together. Dust bins with lids are made by injection moulding: HDPE or PP granules are melted, injected into a mould under high pressure, cooled and released. One machine moulds the bin and a second moulds the lid. Garbage bags are made from rolls of biodegradable plastic film on an automatic C-fold bag-making machine that draws out the film, heat-seals it and cuts it into bags at 70 to 140 pieces a minute. The profile was written in June 2020 for safe disposal of solid waste from hospitals and housing, and names IS/ISO 17088 as the standard for the bags.
Capacity: 90,000 kg of biodegradable garbage bags and 1,59,000 dust bins (10 litre, with lid) a year; two shifts of 8 hours, 300 days. Annual sales value ₹5.70 crore.
§2Is it right for you?
Who it is for
A plastics processor or trader who already supplies housekeeping or hospital goods.
Who it is not for
Someone who cannot fund a month or more of costly film stock.
Advantages
- Two products for the same buyers — bins and the bags that go in them
- Hospitals, housing societies and municipal bodies buy all year
- The same moulding machines can make other household items with new moulds
- Compostable bags are allowed where thin plastic carry bags are banned
Drawbacks
- Biodegradable film costs ₹300 a kg in the profile, five times HDPE
- Raw material is 97% of the monthly cost, so margins depend on polymer prices
- Many moulders already make dust bins
- Compostable bags need certification before sale
Skills you need
- Running and setting an injection moulding machine
- Mould changing and upkeep
- Heat sealing and bag-making settings
- Selling to institutions and through tenders
Why difficulty 3/5: Standard moulding and bag-making, but certification and raw material cost need care.
§3Market
Who buys
- Hospitals, clinics and health centres
- Housing societies and households
- Municipal bodies and housekeeping contractors
How it sells
- Hospital and housekeeping supply dealers
- Direct institutional orders and tenders
- Household goods wholesalers and retailers
Good to know
- The profile prices bags at ₹280 a kg and bins at ₹200 each.
- Machine prices in the profile are before 18% GST, which it adds separately.
§4Raw material & machinery
| Item | Qty | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Automatic C-fold garbage bag making machine, 70–140 pieces a minute | 1 | ₹9,00,000 |
| Semi-automatic injection moulding machine (bins) | 1 | ₹15,00,000 |
| Semi-automatic injection moulding machine (lids) | 1 | ₹7,50,000 |
| Air compressor | 1 | ₹95,000 |
| Weighing machine | 1 | ₹18,000 |
| Office furniture and computer with printer | — | ₹2,00,000 |
From: MSME-DI Chennai project profile — Garbage Bins (2020)
- Biodegradable plastic film rolls10 tonnes a month at ₹300 a kg = ₹30,00,000
- HDPE or PP granules15 tonnes a month at ₹60 a kg = ₹9,00,000
From: MSME-DI Chennai project profile — Garbage Bins (2020)
§5Licences & registration
- Udyam registration
- GST registration
- Registration as a producer under the Plastic Waste Management Rules
- Central Pollution Control Board certificate for making compostable plastic bags
- Consent from the State Pollution Control Board
- Factory licence where the worker and power limits apply
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§6Schemes & subsidies
At ₹81.04 lakh the project is above the PMEGP ceiling of ₹50 lakh for manufacturing. CGTMSE can cover the bank loan without collateral.
§7Money
How the investment is worked out: Plant and machinery ₹40,65,100 (machines and office equipment ₹34,45,000 + 18% GST ₹6,20,100) + working capital for one month ₹40,38,707 = ₹81,03,807. The shed is rented.
Working capital: One month of recurring cost, ₹40.39 L, of which ₹39.00 L is raw material. The profile says up to 3 months may be needed.
Prices from 2020 — check current machine and polymer prices.
§8Export potential
Confirm the HS code in the DGFT ITC(HS) lookup before you export
Export council / board: Plastics Export Promotion Council (PLEXCONCIL)
- The profile is written for the domestic health care and household market and does not discuss exports.
§9Risks — where people fail
- Polymer prices rising after a fixed-price order is taken
- Bags failing a compostability test
- Mould damage stopping bin production
- Slow payment by hospitals and local bodies
§1030 / 60 / 90-day plan
A general plan that applies to any business. A plan for this business will be added after research.
- Days 1–30: Visit a working plastic dust bins and biodegradable garbage bags unit, ask 10 buyers about price and quantity, and get quotations from 3 suppliers.
- Days 31–60: Udyam and the licences you need (Udyam registration, GST registration), a project report (DPR), and the scheme or loan file.
- Days 61–90: Space and machines, trial production, and first deliveries to 10 customers.
§11Who to connect with
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Data review: 6 October 2026. Spotted a mistake? Report it. For information only — not legal or financial advice.