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Phool.co is an Indian biomaterials startup co-founded by Ankit Agarwal and Prateek Kumar in 2017[1] to collect temple flower waste dumped in rivers in Kanpur.[2][3] It use flowers from temples across India's and create useful products such as rose incense cone, Phool vermicompost. Phool is a brand owned by Kanpur Flowercyling Pvt. Ltd[4] founded in 2017, till now 11,060 metric tonnes of temple waste is recycled.[5] The company has recently been split into the companies HelpUsGreen and Phool.
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2017 |
| Headquarters | Kanpur, India |
Key people | Ankit Agarwal (CEO) |
| Website | phool.co |
History
editAn idea of recycling flowers started when Ankit Agarwal[6] and Prateek Kumar visited Ghats of River Ganga and realized the danger of temple flowers containing pesticides and insecticides. They planned to meet temple waste management and pitch their idea of recycling flowers. After a year and half of research product like incense cone[7] and vermicompost started.
Products
editFlorafoam[6] is a product which is completely decomposable in environment after its use and purely made of flowers. It is alternative to thermacol which takes years to decompose. Florafoam chosen in Amazon stores India.[8]
Accolades
editReferences
edit- ^ "Ankit Agarwal". Fellows.echoinggreen.org. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ "Exclusive - India's First Biomaterial Startup Phool.co Raises $8 Million In Series A Funding". Forbes India. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
- ^ How Sacred Flowers Are Turned Into Incense Sticks | World Wide Waste, retrieved 2022-07-13
- ^ "Kanpur Flowercycling PVT Ltd - Company Profile and News". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ "HelpUsGreen - India - UNFCCC". unfccc.int.
- ^ a b Adlakha, Nidhi (22 September 2018). "Recycling temple waste along the Ganges with Help Us Green". Thehindu.com. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ "Small steps for big changes". Gulfnews.com. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ "Florafoam - an eco friendly alternative to styrofoam from Help Us Green". Amazon Stories India. 5 December 2018.
- ^ Clendaniel, Morgan (9 April 2018). "Announcing The Winners Of The 2018 World Changing Ideas Awards". Fast Company.
- ^ "Young Entrepreneurs Awards Category Winner: Ankit Agarwal". Unilever global company website.
- ^ "Spirit Of Manufacturing". www.spiritofmanufacturing.com.