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DIFFERENT STROKES

Students Start-up on Upcycling Waste

Enactus is the world’s leading experiential learning platform dedicated to creating

a better world while developing the next generation of entrepreneurial leaders and
social innovators. The Enactus network of global business, academic, and student
leaders is unified by their vision to create a more sustainable world. Enactus Kirori
Mal is currently running three projects which focuses on upcycling waste.

nactus Kirori Mal, a of its achievements include Project Dor champions the
student chapter at Kirori transforming flower waste from revival of the endangered Indian
Mal College, University Birla Mandir, Delhi, into valuable tie-and-dye art and operates
of Delhi, embodies this flower compost, preventing water as a zero-waste brand. Now a
Espirit. Committed to pollution, and collaborating with registered partnership firm, Dor
utilizing entrepreneurial action, the Government of Haryana, prioritizes community welfare
students at Enactus Kirori Mal established 159 vermicomposting with four community members as
aim to transform the lives of pits to 75+ villages in Palwal, to primary beneficiaries, managing
underserved communities and reduce farmers’ reliance on chemical its dedicated current account. Dor
contribute to a more sustainable fertilizers. The project transitioned recently introduced tie-and-dye
and inclusive world. The chapter from producing organic compost T-shirts as part of its expansion
provides valuable opportunities for and garden toolkits to terracotta plans.
students to analyze grassroots-level home composters. Designed for Enactus Karori Mal reached
social and environmental issues and both households and organizations, the semi-finals of the 2016
gain practical experience through these composters facilitate easy and Enactus national competition to
a diverse range of projects focused efficient, composting. consistently ranking among the top
on empowering marginalized 30 teams in 2019 and 2020 and as
communities. Investor’s Inventure and HSBC
Enactus Kirori Mal is currently HKU Business Case Competition.
running 3 projects: Project Syahi, It has managed to secure grants
Project JanBhoomi, and Project from KPMG and Mahindra and
Dor. Launched in 2019, Project
Syahi is an initiative aimed at
replacing traditional plastic pens
with environmentally conscious
alternatives crafted from upcycled
paper. Each pen is uniquely
embedded with a seed at its rear
end, symbolizing a commitment
to mitigating plastic pollution and
waste management and actively
promoting afforestation. The pens
are fully customizable and the
revenue generated through the sales
goes directly to the community of
underserved women who produce
these pens.
Project JanBhoomi is dedicated
to combating land degradation
and enhancing waste management
through innovative composting
and gardening solutions. Some

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