The unmanaged dumping and burning of millions of tonnes of waste each year is accelerating climate change, harming communities and biodiversity, and threatening the fragile ecosystems of the Indian Himalayas. Protecting them is a global responsibility.
A shared culture of responsibility that engages communities and travellers through awareness and action, so residents and visitors become active custodians of the Himalayas.
Waste governance suited to high-altitude realities, embedding circular-economy principles into policies, pilgrimage systems, and trek-route management.
Decentralized, mountain-ready waste infrastructure that turns terrain challenges into opportunities. Each Material Recovery Facility is a processing hub and a community learning space.
Turning waste into opportunity through recycling, upcycling, composting, and green enterprise. Resilient livelihoods that heal fragile mountain ecosystems.
Data systems, partnerships, and applied research that scale impact globally, making Healing Himalayas a leading voice for high-altitude circular solutions.
Our impact in numbers
Our work
Community-led circular systems across high-altitude villages and trek routes.
2,000+ tonnes removed, door-to-door collection and local governance, embedded.
Scaling proven infrastructure and high-altitude innovation to new regions.
Our founder
Environmentalist, mountaineer, and founder of Healing Himalayas, a pioneering force in high-altitude circular waste systems, building community-led models where no formal systems existed. His work was recognised in the Prime Minister's Mann Ki Baat, bringing Himalayan waste to the national spotlight.
Meet our teamVoices from the mountains
Healing Himalayas
