VINTZ PLASTICS LIMITED - Key Persons
Dinesh has a love for engineering and is a inventor and innovator, from an early age he has been actively learning and researching on ‘Juggad' thinking which focuses on modifying and redesigning farm implements to create simple tools that increase production on farms in the rural sector, he then started modifying engines and construction equipment which started his journey as a entrepreneur, establishing one quarry and the first business grew it into multiple businesses, this was the beginning of his journey as a serial entrepreneur and social innovator.
It is in 2008 that he saw the effects of plastics on the environment and began his research into plastics and in 2010 established Vintz Plastics and has grown it from a single machine unit to the current leader in the recycling sector, he has designed and fabricated various types of machines used in the plastic recycling industry, some of these include hot and cold washing machines with an intellectual property on the water filtering system, blow moulding machines and now is designing a single stop plastic recycling machine which will soon be on the prototyping stage.
He joins our team as consultant on environment and makerspaces, he has a passion for new technology and bridging digital divides and working towards the working environment of the 21st century, he also has a passion for appropriate technology and poverty alleviation, he will bring on board his knowhow on the circular economy and its implementation of waste to wealth, as well as how Internet of Things can be implemented in making waste management smarter through collaboration via makerspaces and incubators.
A creative and enterprising serial entrepreneur with an interest in sustainable living and eco-friendly and energy saving buildings, he has vast experience in various fields of construction and architecture, his business interests include Real Estate, Finance, Information Technology and has a deep passion in Education and Environmental sustainability with a major interest in the circular economy via recycling and creating new products from end of life products.
Vanita is a self made business woman and has always stood by her husband Dinesh, she has been actively involved in the finance sector and specializes in forex trading, she is also a serial entrepreneur, working in the finance sector, plastics recycling is a passion and she has been an active campaigner on reduce use on plastics and has educational events to teach people on why plastics have to be disposed off responsibly and not soiled as she stresses that to clean 1 kilo of soiled plastics 100 litres of water is used, her project, Mr. Recycle which is a educational project on the effects plastics cause when not disposed off responsibly and why people should look towards zero waste seriously of which she is an active supporter.
Vanita is also looking into how blockchain technology will help change the way plastic waste is collected and how to turn waste into rewards. Her motto ‘small gestures, make big changes', her pilot plastic collection ATM will soon be on the prototyping stage at the Vintz sponsored iCreate Makerspace.