--- title: "Swastha: waste collection software" description: "Swastha by Starbase Innovations: trip planning, GPS tracking, photo proof and collection records for waste-management companies and fleets." url: "https://starbaseinnovations.in/swastha" updated: "2026-10-30T02:14:23.209Z" --- # 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. ## 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. Swastha helps waste-management companies and fleets plan trips, track vehicles on GPS, keep photo proof at each stop and record what was collected and delivered. Connecting households, scrap dealers, aggregators and recyclers to the same record is on the roadmap. It is built and run by Starbase Innovations. 1. Households and institutions (Roadmap) — Request a pickup, see the price, see where the material went 2. Scrap dealers and Haritha Karma Sena (Roadmap) — Get nearby pickup offers, weigh, pay and sell to the best-priced aggregator 3. Collection agencies and fleets (Live) — Plan trips, track vehicles on GPS and keep photo proof of every stop 4. Aggregators and MRFs (Live) — Receive loads matched to trips and see what came in from whom 5. Recyclers (Roadmap) — Publish buying prices and see where each lot came from Panchayat collection points and other institutions can sell straight to an aggregator, skipping the dealer. ### Capabilities - Trip planning and dispatch (Live): One-off, recurring and on-the-spot trips with accept, pause, reassign and cancel. - Live GPS tracking (Live): Reads vehicle locations from seven Indian GPS providers and compares the planned route with the one driven. - Photo proof and digital trip pass (Live): Photos at each stop, a digital pass for every trip and a PDF trip sheet with the route and stops. - Outsourced fleet jobs (Live): Post a transport job; nearby fleets are notified and one accepts. - Shared collection and drop points (Live): Operators who share a facility each see the trips that use it. - Operational reports (Live): Around 17 reports — collections by category and location, vehicle use, driver performance — with Excel and CSV export. - Driver and supervisor app (Live): Android and browser app in seven Indian languages, including Malayalam. - Household and flat pickup requests (Roadmap): Request a pickup, see the regional price or removal fee before anyone arrives, and rate the collector. - Scrap dealer and Haritha Karma Sena app (Roadmap): Pickup offers sent to the best nearby dealers in waves; batched small loads; Malayalam-first, large buttons. - Aggregator and recycler prices (Roadmap): Aggregators and recyclers publish buying prices; dealers sell at the posted price or list a lot. - Source-to-recycler traceability (Roadmap): Declared and weighed kilos, price and party recorded at every hand-off. - Settlement and invoicing (Roadmap): Commission, GST and TDS per party, invoices, receipts and payouts. - EPR traceability for brands (Roadmap): Proof of where recycled material came from, for extended producer responsibility reporting. - Ward-level reports for local bodies (Roadmap): What each ward generates, collects and recovers. ## Each part of the chain, and its status - **Households and flats** (Roadmap) — Request a pickup, see the price for your material before anyone arrives, and see where it went. - **Scrap dealers and Haritha Karma Sena** (Roadmap) — Get pickup offers near you, batch small loads into one trip and sell to the aggregator paying the best price. - **Collection agencies and fleets** (Live) — Plan trips, assign vehicles and crews, track every vehicle on GPS and keep photo proof of each stop. - **Aggregators and MRFs** (Live) — Receive loads matched to trips, see what came in from whom and book a vehicle when you need one. - **Recyclers** (Roadmap) — Steady supply with the source of every lot on record. - **Government and local bodies** (Roadmap) — Ward-level data on what is generated, collected and recovered, for SWM reporting. ## 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.