This post is created by The Better India and sponsored by Wingify Earth.

"Areca leaf plates are popular but they are only available for 6 months in a year. What else can I use to make biodegradable disposables?"

That’s what inspired Coimbatore's Kalyana Kumara to use different raw materials that would be available throughout the year.

Forced to drop out of college, Kumar has since innovated machinery that can make alternatives to single-use plastic with over 15 materials, including wheat and rice bran, wood powder, banana fibre, vegetable waste, haystacks, tapioca cassava fibre and palm tree fibre.

The range includes 10 different types of products, such as five types of teacups, four types of juice and wine glasses, water bottles, regular flasks, airtight flasks, and food containers.

The best part? These can either be reused or turned into cattle feed.

Contact Kalyana Kumar at 9597715496.

#WingifyEarth encourages such proactive actions to safeguard Delhi’s trees and keep them clean.

#WingifyEarth in partnership with 'The Better India'