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to farmers . They have developed a variety of products like pheromone traps , chromatic traps , fly traps and many more .
Waste management is another big problem that India is facing today . About one lakh metric tonnes of solid waste is generated across the country everyday ( 1 metric tonne = 1000 kilograms ). This number is huge and way higher than many countries ’ total waste generated . Also there is no proper waste segregation , which leads to inefficient waste management .
Plastic waste is a humongous problem that whole world is facing . To give an example on how new start-ups are making their mark , the Envigreen is an extremely innovative start-up which has cracked this problem by coming up with a revolutionary product- Envigreen bags which are made up of natural starch and vegetable oil derivatives . They look like plastic bag , but there is zero proportion of plastic in it . These bags are thus edible and cause no harm if ingested , especially by animals . This can be solution to menace caused
50 BioVoiceNews | March 2017