Can These Eco-Friendly Bags Replace Plastic Carry Bags?
‘Plastic, plastic everywhere, not a land to see'. This may soon become a reality if consumption of plastic is not curtailed and continues to grow. Banning plastic may not be a viable option but making eco-friendly alternatives readily available to the public may help make a dent to the humongous problem of plastic waste. It was this though that drove Ashwath Hegde a Mangalore-based entrepreneur to come with an alternative to plastic that is biodegradable.
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Can These Eco-Friendly Bags Replace Plastic Carry Bags?The idea of helping India fight its plastic waste burden came to 26 year-old, Mangalore-born NRI entrepreneur - Ashwath Hegde back in 2012, when the Mangalore City Corporation banned manufacturing, sale and distribution of plastic bags. -
Can These Eco-Friendly Bags Replace Plastic Carry Bags?To combat this problem, Ashwath Hegde decided to work on an alternative and this led to the birth of plastic look-alike bags, made out of natural starches and vegetable wastes under the banner of his company, EnviGreen. -
Can These Eco-Friendly Bags Replace Plastic Carry Bags?All the material used in producing these bags is natural and organic because the idea was to make something that our planet can digest. Even if these are burnt then only CO2 will be produced and leave behind ashes, instead of hazardous gases byproducts. -
Can These Eco-Friendly Bags Replace Plastic Carry Bags?Currently, the products are available only in Mangalore city, but Ashwath aims to scale up his manufacturing facility to produce more bags and products to meet with more demand and reduce India's plastic burden.
