Bhubaneswar: Two innovators, Prem Panday and Md Ahmad Raza from Bhubaneswar are making a mark by producing eco-friendly pens from newspapers, fruit and flower seeds. They are making headlines with their innovation which challenges the dominance of plastic pens.
These eco-friendly pens produced through a start-up ‘Likhna’ are available in two variants. While one consists of vegetable, fruit and flower seeds, the other is made without seeds. The variants have been priced at Rs 5 and Rs 7, respectively.
“We tried to make eco-friendly alternative of plastic pens, as plastic is harming our environment. These pens aren’t completely plastic free as they’ve a plastic refill, but body of the pen has been created from newspaper. Our next aim is to do away with plastic refill,” Prem Panday told a news agency.
In his reaction, Md Ahmad Raza said, “Unlike regular use and throw pens, people can discard these pens in a pot or soil and within weeks it’ll germinate into a plant. We’ve received good reviews for our pens, not only in India but also from Germany and Australia as these pens are available in those markets.”
from Odisha – OTV https://ift.tt/2G7pbg1
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