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Flowers could become leather / incense sticks

By Hicbd
Thu Dec 8 2022 3:12 pm

"At first, Phool collected this floral waste and turned it into incense sticks. As they did, however, something extraordinary happened. A thick mat-like substance began to grow over the unused fibres lying on their factory floor. This mat, they realised, could be turned into a sustainable alternative to environmentally damaging animal and plastic leather. They called the new material Fleather...Phool today employs over 163 female ‘flowercyclers’ from the Dalit caste who collect waste flowers. In time, they hope to employ 5,000."

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https://earthshotprize.org/winners-finalists/fleather/
https://www.greenqueen.com.hk/phul-indian-startup-is-upcycling-floral-waste-into-vegan-leather/

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Recycling Clothes Fashion / Style Business / Invention Idea Flowers India Temples / Shrines Leather

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