Ganesha Ecosphere gets approval for fourth Indian food-grade rPET line as feedstock tightens
Ganesha Ecopet, the recycling subsidiary of Ganesha Ecosphere, received FSSAI clearance on 15 October 2026 for its fourth food-grade recycled-PET line, at Warangal; the group's Indian recycling and washing capacity is now about 219,000 tonnes a year. India has roughly 17 FSSAI-approved food-grade rPET plants with combined capacity of about 300,000 tonnes a year, built on an estimated USD 948m-1.05bn (INR 9,000-10,000 crore) of investment, driven by an EPR rule requiring 40% recycled content in rigid plastic packaging in 2026-27. The constraint has shifted from plant capacity to supply of clean, sorted PET bottles.
Why this mattersA capacity build driven by regulation means Indian recyclers now compete for clean bottle feedstock and brand offtake rather than on plant investment, changing collection-chain economics.
- Ganesha Ecopet received FSSAI clearance on 15 October 2026 for a fourth food-grade rPET line at Warangal, Telangana, valid two years
- Ganesha Ecosphere's Indian recycling and washing capacity is now about 219,000 tonnes a year
- India has about 17 FSSAI-approved food-grade rPET plants with combined capacity of about 300,000 tonnes a year
- Capacity is projected to reach about 750,000 tonnes a year by March 2027
- Investment behind the capacity is estimated at USD 948m-1.05bn (INR 9,000-10,000 crore)
- India's EPR rule requires 40% recycled content in Category I rigid plastic packaging in 2026-27, rising to 60% by 2028-29, and excludes imported recycled content