Mumbai: Student creates Grow Bags from Recycled Plastic Bottles

A 17-year-old student from Mumbai has started a garden center and named it Planteria. It produces lightweight and low cost grow bags from non-woven fabric. Named as Jinay Gada, he is a student of K J Somaiya College of Science and Commerce. He started gardening at home when the lockdown was first announced. He grew different plants including roses, plants from cuttings such as money plants, and even fruits and vegetables.

The teen student made grow bags from non-woven fabric. This year in July, he launched Planteria and started marketing the grow bags across the country. 

Jinay told The Better India, "The grow bags are made from non-woven fabric extracted from plastic bottles and covers. They are sturdy, regulate water drainage, and promote air pruning. I have sold 200 bags through social media, to date." "I had to test how much weight the material could hold, how porous it was and how sturdy it was before finalising a supplier", he added.