Swastha
The software Starbase Innovations builds for waste operators. Today it plans trips, tracks vehicles on GPS and keeps photo proof and weights for each load. Connecting households, scrap dealers, aggregators and recyclers to the same record comes next.
How it works
What runs today, and what comes next
Waste-management companies, fleets and facilities use Swastha today. The other parts of the chain are on our roadmap, and their badges say so.
Swastha — software for waste collection and transport
- Roadmap
Households and institutions
Request a pickup, see the price, see where the material went
- Roadmap
Scrap dealers and Haritha Karma Sena
Get nearby pickup offers, weigh, pay and sell to the best-priced aggregator
- Live
Collection agencies and fleets
Plan trips, track vehicles on GPS and keep photo proof of every stop
- Live
Aggregators and MRFs
Receive loads matched to trips and see what came in from whom
- Roadmap
Recyclers
Publish buying prices and see where each lot came from
Live Live capabilities
Trip planning and dispatch
One-off, recurring and on-the-spot trips with accept, pause, reassign and cancel.
Live GPS tracking
Reads vehicle locations from seven Indian GPS providers and compares the planned route with the one driven.
Photo proof and digital trip pass
Photos at each stop, a digital pass for every trip and a PDF trip sheet with the route and stops.
Outsourced fleet jobs
Post a transport job; nearby fleets are notified and one accepts.
Shared collection and drop points
Operators who share a facility each see the trips that use it.
Operational reports
Around 17 reports — collections by category and location, vehicle use, driver performance — with Excel and CSV export.
Driver and supervisor app
Android and browser app in seven Indian languages, including Malayalam.
Roadmap Roadmap capabilities
Household and flat pickup requests
Request a pickup, see the regional price or removal fee before anyone arrives, and rate the collector.
Scrap dealer and Haritha Karma Sena app
Pickup offers sent to the best nearby dealers in waves; batched small loads; Malayalam-first, large buttons.
Aggregator and recycler prices
Aggregators and recyclers publish buying prices; dealers sell at the posted price or list a lot.
Source-to-recycler traceability
Declared and weighed kilos, price and party recorded at every hand-off.
Settlement and invoicing
Commission, GST and TDS per party, invoices, receipts and payouts.
EPR traceability for brands
Proof of where recycled material came from, for extended producer responsibility reporting.
Ward-level reports for local bodies
What each ward generates, collects and recovers.
Who it’s for
Each part of the chain, and its status
- Roadmap
Households and flats
Request a pickup, see the price for your material before anyone arrives, and see where it went.
Learn more - Roadmap
Scrap dealers and Haritha Karma Sena
Get pickup offers near you, batch small loads into one trip and sell to the aggregator paying the best price.
Learn more - Live
Collection agencies and fleets
Plan trips, assign vehicles and crews, track every vehicle on GPS and keep photo proof of each stop.
Learn more - Live
Aggregators and MRFs
Receive loads matched to trips, see what came in from whom and book a vehicle when you need one.
Learn more - Roadmap
Recyclers
Steady supply with the source of every lot on record.
Learn more - Roadmap
Government and local bodies
Ward-level data on what is generated, collected and recovered, for SWM reporting.
Learn more
Watch
A trip on Swastha, start to finish
A three-minute walk through a waste trip on Swastha: a collection agency plans the trip, the crew collects with photo proof, the vehicle is tracked on GPS and the load is received at the facility.
Questions about Swastha
Who owns Swastha?
Swastha is built and run by Starbase Innovations (Team Starbase Private Limited), a Calicut company founded in 2021.
Which parts are live today?
Trip planning, GPS tracking, photo proof, outsourced fleet jobs, shared collection points and operational reports are live, used by waste-management companies and fleets in Kerala and in Pune, Maharashtra. Connecting households, scrap dealers, aggregators and recyclers is on the roadmap.
Does it work with our existing GPS devices?
Swastha reads vehicle locations from Mtrack, Airotrack, APM Kingstrack, Roadcast, Wheelseye, Transight and Ashok Leyland iAlert. Ask us about other providers.
Do drivers need to install an app?
The driver and supervisor app runs on Android and in the browser, in seven Indian languages.
How is money handled between parties?
Swastha records trip rates, collection amounts and how each was paid. The money itself moves outside Swastha, by cash, UPI or bank transfer. Settlement and invoicing are on the roadmap.
Where is the data stored?
On servers in India, in the AWS Mumbai region.