DU Ramjas College students develop biodegradable cutlery with embedded vegetable seeds

The group, who are a part of the Ramjas chapter of nonprofit organisation Enactus, which utilises business as a catalyst for positive social and environmental impact, said that food can be served using this silverware and that they can be planted after usage so that the seeds in them may germinate. The cutlery, according to Enactus representatives, has been created to solve a variety of issues, such as the danger of stubble burning, trash caused by paper and plastic plates, and ongoing deforestation.

DU Ramjas College students develop biodegradable cutlery with embedded vegetable seeds

A group of students at Delhi University's Ramjas College has developed biodegradable cutlery from stubble with vegetable seeds embedded in them which, they claim, has the potential to address pollution and unemployment problems.

The group, who are a part of the Ramjas chapter of nonprofit organisation Enactus, which utilises business as a catalyst for positive social and environmental impact, said that food can be served using this silverware and that they can be planted after usage so that the seeds in them may germinate. The cutlery, according to Enactus representatives, has been created to solve a variety of issues, such as the danger of stubble burning, trash caused by paper and plastic plates, and ongoing deforestation.

The project, named Waraq, is in the pilot stage and students are looking to establish a workshop for the production of cutlery. Though the price of the biodegradable cutlery is slightly on the higher side, students associated with the project said "it's benefit should not be ignored". "Project Waraq aims to tackle the problem of food insecurity, air pollution, and unemployment. We are producing biodegradable plates made of stubble and plant seeds which will be later planted and will grow into new plants increasing the nutrient levels in the day-to-day diet," Enactus Ramjas Organisational Development Director Tanya Agarwal told PTI. She said the project aims to combine nutritional and environmental welfare.

"India is home to 46.6 million stunted children, most of them lacking basic nutrients. Also Read | DU planning to give professors 5-year extension post retirement to boost research culture Apart from this, of the estimated 5,600 tonnes of plastic waste generated in India daily, a huge portion of single-use plastic in our collective footprint comes from dining cutlery," Agarwal pointed out.

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