Doko Recyclers

What Doko Recyclers does

Doko Recyclers is a Nepal-based, private for-profit e-waste recycling company headquartered in Bhaktapur and founded in 2017. The company operates in a market characterized by the absence of any formal lithium-ion battery recycling infrastructure, positioning Doko as a de facto pioneer in addressing the country's electrical and electronic waste stream, which grew from 13,000 tons to 42,000 tons over the past decade, driven by electric vehicle adoption (76% of new car sales in Nepal are fully battery-powered) and rising consumer electronics penetration. Its functional value lies in providing compliant formal recycling to prevent environmental contamination from toxic metals and battery acid that currently enters groundwater, rivers, and soil via informal sector handling and cross-border exports to India. The company employs 11-50 people and is led by three co-founders (Raghavendra Mahto, Runit Saria, and Kushal Harjani, who also serves as CEO) supported by a chief strategy officer (Ashma Basnyat), chief operations officer (Pankaj Panjiyar), and chief communications officer (Shivani Saria).

The company has no disclosed product catalog, service offerings, pricing model, named customers, customer segments, marketing channels, distribution channels, certifications, patents, or proprietary technology stack. Operating geographies are limited to Nepal within South Asia, with no global footprint claim. No app, API, SDK, or technology integrations are documented.

Doko's business model and monetization mechanics are not publicly disclosed. No revenue, ARR, or pricing data is available. The company's single significant external commercial engagement was a 2024 attempt to secure Rs40 million (~USD 30,000) of growth capital from Singapore-based Total Environment Solutions; the deal collapsed because Nepal lacks an e-waste policy framework and Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) legislation, leaving the formal e-waste recycling economics unfavorable. As of the most recent reporting, Doko remains operating but privately held with no institutional investor ownership identified.

Name

Doko Recyclers

Website

https://dokorecyclers.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Doko Recyclers is a Nepal-based e-waste recycling company founded in 2017, providing formal recycling infrastructure for lithium-ion batteries and electronic waste in a market lacking any formal recycling capacity, serving environmental remediation and resource recovery needs in Nepal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

E-Waste Recycling Services

NAICS

Materials Recovery Facilities (562920), Materials Recovery Facilities (56292), Waste Collection (56211)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Hazardous Waste Management (4955)

akta.pro primary industry

E-Waste (WEEE) Collection, Refurbishment & Recycling (IMAIAFAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Electronics Recycling & Material Recovery (Dismantling/Separation) (BPALAIAE), Electronics Dismantling & Pre-processing (Depollution, Sorting, Shredding) (EUAIAIAC), Consumer E-waste Collection & Take-Back Programs (EUAIAIAA)

Keywords

• E-waste recycling
• Electronic waste management
• Battery recycling
• Lithium-ion recycling
• Waste management services

Headquarters

HQ city

Bhaktapur

HQ country

Nepal

HQ region

Asia

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

Doko Recyclers is a Nepal-based e-waste recycling company that collects and recycles electronic waste, with a focus on lithium-ion batteries from electric vehicles, smartphones, and other consumer electronics. The company operates in a market lacking formal recycling infrastructure, aiming to prevent environmental contamination from toxic metals and battery acid that currently pollute groundwater, rivers, and soil through informal sector handling and exports to India.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• E-waste Recycling Service

Quantifiable outcome

• Prevents contamination of groundwater and rivers with toxic metals and battery acid

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Regional players

• Attero: India-based e-waste and lithium-ion battery recycler with integrated collection and hydrometallurgical recovery. Comparable to Doko as a South Asian formal e-waste operator, though Attero is significantly larger and serves as the likely cross-border destination for Nepal's informally exported e-waste.
• Karun Recycling: India-based e-waste recycling company with collection and processing operations. Comparable as a South Asian peer operating formal recycling in a region where informal handling still dominates, providing a regional benchmark for unit economics and policy engagement.

Direct peers

• ERI (Electronic Recyclers International): One of the largest e-waste recyclers in North America, operating certified IT asset disposition and electronics recycling facilities. Comparable as a vertically integrated e-waste recycler providing collection, dismantling, and material recovery services to producers and consumers.
• Call2Recycle: North American battery and cellphone stewardship organization operating collection programs under producer-funded EPR schemes. Comparable as a stewardship-driven battery and electronics collection operator, illustrating the policy-enabled model that Nepal's eventual EPR framework could enable for Doko.

Broad incumbents

• Sims Lifecycle Services: Global IT asset disposition (ITAD) and e-waste division of Sims Limited, serving enterprise clients with certified data destruction and electronics recycling. Comparable as a large-scale formal ITAD and e-waste operator, representing the type of scaled player Doko could grow into.
• TerraCycle: Global recycling platform operating collection programs for hard-to-recycle waste streams including electronics and batteries, often in partnership with producers. Comparable as an e-waste and battery collection specialist using producer-funded and partnership models.
• Umicore: Belgian materials technology and recycling group with a dedicated battery recycling business recovering cobalt, nickel, and lithium. Comparable as a large incumbent with closed-loop battery materials recovery, representing the scaled industrial counterpoint to Doko's emerging operations.

Emerging players

• Li-Cycle: North America-headquartered lithium-ion battery recycler using a hub-and-spoke processing model targeting EV and consumer electronics batteries. Comparable as a pure-play lithium-ion battery recycler, providing a technology and scale benchmark for Doko's lithium-ion ambitions.
• Redwood Materials: US-based battery recycling and cathode materials company founded by a Tesla co-founder, focused on lithium-ion battery recovery. Comparable as a high-profile emerging player in lithium-ion battery recycling, signaling the strategic value of early entry into EV battery end-of-life processing.

Others

• Circular Systems SA: Emerging markets-focused recycling infrastructure developer operating in Africa and South Asia. Comparable as a peer operating formal recycling infrastructure in emerging markets where policy and informal sector dynamics mirror Nepal's environment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat1 record

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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