Climate Redesign Award: Breakthrough Climate Innovation
Climate Collective Foundation, Delhi Climate Innovation Week
Impact area 02 · Circular materials & climate lab
Waste becomes infrastructure
Patented, lab-tested materials that turn plastic waste into roads, yards and cooler surfaces.
What we do
From plastic waste to tested surfaces
GridMats® recycled-plastic mats
LiveInvented by Dr Prathap B. Indian patent No. 398992 and a PCT application (IN2022050735, published as WO/2023/100191). Laid on roads and yards.
Independent testing
LiveIIT Hyderabad pavement studies (2025) and MSRIT flexural tests.
Cooling surfaces for urban heat
NewInvented by Dr Prathap B. IoT-enabled cooling surfaces; Indian patent application IN202641056222, published in 2026.
Next materials pipeline
NewCrumb rubber, multilayer plastics, marble slurry and solar walkways.
Live in usePilot trialledNew in development
Both inventions are by Dr Prathap B, PotHoleRaja’s founder, and PotHoleRaja deploys them in CSR programmes. Product details are on gridmats.com.
34 lakh t
of plastic waste generated in India in a year
CPCB annual report, 2019–20
Video: workers lay geofabric and GridMats by hand.
Proof
Measured, not claimed
A life-cycle analysis by Smarter Dharma found that recycled polypropylene halves climate impact compared with virgin plastic. Climate Collective Foundation certified 140 tonnes of plastic waste managed in one year (FY 2022–23).
On the road since 2022: Ecoworld to the Outer Ring Road in Bengaluru, built with about 3,000 kg of recycled plastic, with Brookfield Properties.
Ask for the LCA summary and test reports through the co-design form.
Recognised and reported
What others say about GridMats
Best Innovative Solution, UMI Innovation Challenge
Urban Mobility India
CII GreenPro certified product
Confederation of Indian Industry
- 13 Jan 2026The Better IndiaInside PotHoleRaja's technology that turns recycled plastic into safer, stronger roadsNews
- 12 Oct 2022Business StandardPotHoleRaja: how one start-up is fixing roads the eco-friendly wayNews
- 14 Jul 2022The HinduIn Bengaluru, road built with 100% recycled plastic waste between Ecoworld and ORRNews
Programmes in this area
Ready to co-create
Plastic to Pavement
LiveYour own plastic waste becomes roads and yards near your sites, proven in many GridMats projects. A strong fit for companies with plastic EPR or circularity goals.
Min 1,000 m² · from ₹25 L
Cool Streets
NewCooling surfaces for schoolyards, bus stops and streets, using the urban-heat surface in our 2026 patent application.
Min 10 sites · from ₹25 L (bus stops or schoolyards)
Live in usePilot trialledNew in development
SDG fit: 9, 12 and 13, with 11 supporting. Schedule VII fit: (iv) environmental sustainability. Confirm eligibility per project with your CSR advisor.
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