Our story
From one littered riverbank in Pali to a movement across Rajasthan.
Since 2026
Clean the water and its shores today, before the plastic we ignore becomes microplastic we can't.
The Reset Foundation began with a simple, uncomfortable realisation: the plastic choking our rivers and lakes wasn't an accident — it was a habit. It started with a small group of volunteers in Pali, clearing one stretch of riverbank at a time and asking why it kept filling back up.
The answer was civic duty. From that first cleanup, the team has grown into a community of volunteers running plastic cleanup drives, retrieving waste from waterbodies and their shores, and working with villages and schools on waste management — so the water stays clean long after the drive ends.
How The Reset Foundation operates
Four commitments we don't bend on.
Retrieve it before it's lost
Plastic in water doesn't wait. Pull it out now, while it's still recoverable — before it fragments into microplastics that can never be cleaned up.
Stop the microplastic threat
What we ignore today returns as microplastics in our water, soil and food. Prevention and retrieval are two halves of the same fight.
It's everyone's water
Clean waterbodies are a civic duty, not someone else's job. We hire and train locally so change is led by the people who live by the water.
Educate to prevent
Cleanups buy time; education ends the cause. We teach proper waste management and the real consequences of informal dumping.
Areas of work
Where the effort goes.
Waterbody & shore cleanups
We retrieve plastic from rivers, lakes and their banks and shores — clearing legacy waste and clogged setbacks before it fragments and washes back in.
Plastic cleanup drives
Regular, volunteer-powered drives with villages, schools and companies, so the people who live by the water keep it clean for good.
Microplastics & their dangers
Once plastic breaks down it never truly leaves — it enters the water, the soil, and the food chain as microplastics. We retrieve it while it can still be removed.
Plastic-free tourism & natural sites
Lakes, ghats and scenic spots draw crowds — and plastic. We manage waste at natural and tourism sites so they stay worth visiting.