OUR STORY

Waste warriors forging a cleaner future, one impact at a time.

OUR IMPACT
MAKERS

Versatile waste managers by experience. Teamplayers by nature.

Our team has best-in-class global expertise to advise, engineer, develop and deliver waste management systems tailored to your situation. As hands-on impactmakers, we connect and create with local stakeholders to make it happen!

Meet Lotte, an optimistic believer in the power of sustainable development through effective collaboration. Committed to making a difference in the world for future generations, Lotte brings with her engineering background an analytical approach to find the best solutions to our challenges. As a project manager, she knows how to connect people and create the team that can achieve anything together.

Project Manager

Lotte De King

Niels wants to offer Indian municipalities and communities an end-2-end waste management service. Like in Europe, but adapted to local circumstances, with the existing informal sector. With 15 years of experience as waste expert (certified cradle2cradle consultant) and former site - and operational manager in Europe, he can set up efficient waste management sites, logistics and processes.

CO-FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR

Niels Van Den Hoek

Rob creates the best out of two worlds by making a connection between two cultures, as he has shown in South America and Asia. With 25+ years of experience in all areas waste management (from collection to segregation, transport and recycling), having been CEO and operational director of several European waste management companies, he has a track record not many can compete with!

Country Director

Rob Tholenaar

Rohith wants to solve one of his country's biggest challenges: waste management. He is eager to get an opportunity to take in European knowledge and apply it in India. ‍ With 13 years of management, operations and engineering experience in waste management, he is making things happen: working with the teams on the ground to design improvement plans and and create change.

Project Manager

Rohith Kumar K.H.

Sandy is a passionate advocate for waste management and circular economy. She believes that changes are possible with the collaboration of all the people, and she wants to take part in the sustainability shift that is needed by her home country, Indonesia. With 4 years of experience in solid waste management and circular economy locally and internationally, she is dedicated to creating a sustainable future for her home country.

Consultant

Sandy Indriana

Saskia gets excited by working on innovative approaches to tackle social and environmental challenges. She likes systemic approaches to solving big problems, but at the same time being pragmatic in the day-to-day adaptation of these to create impact. She has worked in finance and impact investing in Europe, Asia and Africa and has a particular interest in circular economy.

Senior Consultant

Saskia Werther

Siddharth aims to address climate change through the fusion of technology and design, fostering connections and fostering interdisciplinary collaborations. He is dedicated to solving the waste issue and establishing a fully circular economy. Leveraging his 5 years of architectural expertise in India and Germany, along with his newfound enthusiasm for business development, Siddharth endeavors to devise viable and scalable zero-waste solutions.

Silvia believes in connecting people and ideas to solve the world's problems. In this case: solving the developing world's waste problem with local and foreign organisations.​ With 10 years experience as consultant at the Boston Consulting Group and 4 years as social entrepreneur (including business development in India and setting up a factory in Tanzania), she knows about running social businesses in a smart way.

CO-FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR

Silvia De Vaan

Surjya is an urban development consultant and researcher, working across themes such as infrastructure development, urban governance, Monitoring and Evaluation frameworks, and service design and implementation guidelines. She has over 4 years of experience in the urban development paradigm, with 3 years of dedicated experience in research and writing.

Urban Development Consultant

Surjyatapa Ray Choudhury

As of August 2019 Hmingtei, has joined SweepSmart as an Office Assistant. She is from the state Mizoram in the North East of India. It is her ambition to help the team and to grow with them in a sustainable manner. ‍ With her previous job as a teacher and her abilities to take good care of people, she is a wonderful asset to the company. Always motivated and positive, she sparkles in the office. Assisting the SweepSmart crew where ever needed & possible.

OFFICE ASSISTANT

Zohmingthangi

As passionate as we are about waste?  Want to work on these challenges in upcoming economies around the world?​

Silvia believes in connecting people and ideas to solve the world's problems. In this case: solving the developing world's waste problem with local and foreign organisations.​

With 10 years experience as consultant at the Boston Consulting Group and 4 years as social entrepreneur (including business development in India and setting up a factory in Tanzania), she knows about running social businesses in a smart way.

Niels wants to offer Indian municipalities and communities an end-2-end waste management service. Like in Europe, but adapted to local circumstances, with the existing informal sector. 

With 15 years of experience as waste expert (certified cradle2cradle consultant) and former site - and operational manager in Europe, he can set up efficient waste management sites, logistics and processes.

Rohith wants to solve one of his country's biggest challenges: waste management. He is eager to get an opportunity to take in European knowledge and apply it in India. 

With 13 years of management, operations and engineering experience in waste management, he is making things happen: working with the teams on the ground to design improvement plans and and create change

Rob creates the best out of two worlds by making a connection between two cultures, as he has shown in South America and Asia.

With 25+ years of experience in all areas waste management (from collection to segregation, transport and recycling), having been CEO and operational director of several European waste management companies, he has a track record not many can compete with!

Siddharth wants to tackle climate change by combining technology with design, connecting people and creating multidisciplinary collaborations. He is passionate about solving the waste problem and creating a truly circular economy.

Using his 5 years of international experience as an architect in India and Germany and newfound passion for business development, he wants to develop local but feasible and scalable zero-waste solutions that create healthier and liveable environments for all.

As of August 2019 Hmingtei, has joined SweepSmart as an Office Assistant. She is from the state Mizoram in the North East of India. It is her ambition to help the team and to grow with them in a sustainable manner.

With her previous job as a teacher and her abilities to take good care of people, she is a wonderful asset to the company. Always motivated and positive, she sparkles in the office. Assisting the SweepSmart crew where ever needed and possible.

Co-Founder and CEO

Silvia de Vaan

co-founder and cOO

Niels Vaan Den Hoek

Project Manager

Rohith Kumar K.H.

COUNTRY DIRECTOR INDIA

Rob Tholenaar

Office Assistant

Zohmingthangi

Silvia believes in connecting people and ideas to solve the world's problems. In this case: solving the developing world's waste problem with local and foreign organisations.​

With 10 years experience as consultant at the Boston Consulting Group and 4 years as social entrepreneur (including business development in India and setting up a factory in Tanzania), she knows about running social businesses in a smart way.

Niels wants to offer Indian municipalities and communities an end-2-end waste management service. Like in Europe, but adapted to local circumstances, with the existing informal sector. 

With 15 years of experience as waste expert (certified cradle2cradle consultant) and former site - and operational manager in Europe, he can set up efficient waste management sites, logistics and processes.

Rohith wants to solve one of his country's biggest challenges: waste management. He is eager to get an opportunity to take in European knowledge and apply it in India. 

With 13 years of management, operations and engineering experience in waste management, he is making things happen: working with the teams on the ground to design improvement plans and and create change

Rob creates the best out of two worlds by making a connection between two cultures, as he has shown in South America and Asia.

With 25+ years of experience in all areas waste management (from collection to segregation, transport and recycling), having been CEO and operational director of several European waste management companies, he has a track record not many can compete with!

Siddharth wants to tackle climate change by combining technology with design, connecting people and creating multidisciplinary collaborations. He is passionate about solving the waste problem and creating a truly circular economy.

Using his 5 years of international experience as an architect in India and Germany and newfound passion for business development, he wants to develop local but feasible and scalable zero-waste solutions that create healthier and liveable environments for all.

As of August 2019 Hmingtei, has joined SweepSmart as an Office Assistant. She is from the state Mizoram in the North East of India. It is her ambition to help the team and to grow with them in a sustainable manner.

With her previous job as a teacher and her abilities to take good care of people, she is a wonderful asset to the company. Always motivated and positive, she sparkles in the office. Assisting the SweepSmart crew where ever needed and possible.

Co-Founder and CEO

Silvia de Vaan

co-founder and cOO

Niels Vaan Den Hoek

Project Manager

Rohith Kumar K.H.

COUNTRY DIRECTOR INDIA

Rob Tholenaar

Office Assistant

Zohmingthangi