Super Founder profile
Rikesh Gurung
Founder, The Green Road
- CleanTech / Plastic Recycling / Infrastructure
- Thimphu
- Founded 2013
- Active
The idea
What The Green Road set out to solve.
Bhutan's first plastic recycling plant
Founded 2013 Thimphu Bhutan; inspired 2003 at Thiagarajar College of Engineering Tamil Nadu (IIT/Indian Road Congress plastic road technology); returned Bhutan 2009; first pilot road 150m in Thimphu 2015; factory at Bjemina industrial estate; 10 employees; University of Madras alumnus; CII Assam Green Conclave speaker
The turning point
The Lemon Ideas connection.
Rikesh is part of the Lemon Ideas founder ecosystem.
Where they are now
Milestones along the way.
- Haa-Samtse 80km contract
- Dept of Roads approval
- MoU Assam Govt (2025)
Achievements
- 56+ km plastic-enhanced roads built in Bhutan
- Reduces bitumen import by 40%
- Reduces landfill plastic 30-40%
- Haa-Samtse road (80 km project = 380 tons plastic)
- Bhutan Dept of Roads collaboration
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