Beco designs and manufactures eco-friendly products made from bamboo and cornstarch. It was founded in 2018 in India to address the growing problem of plastic pollution. Beco offers biodegradable products like garbage bags, toothbrushes, and kitchen items as alternatives to single-use plastic products. The company aims to expand its product range and distribution across India while promoting more sustainable materials.

1. Created by
Vanshika Arora
Vaibhav Sharma
Prithvi Raj
BECO
Case Study and
Impact on Society

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Beco designs and manufactures eco-friendly
products that are made from bamboo and
cornstarch. It offers biodegradable garbage
bags, bamboo toothbrushes, personal care, and
kitchen care products.Beco was founded in
2018and is based in Andheri,India.

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O rg a nic Ba king
W ra p p ing Pa p e r
Re us a b le K itc he n
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Ba mb o o To o thb rus h

5. Iro nic b ut it wa s a p la s tic wra p p e r tha t la id d o wn the
fo und a tio n o f this s ta rtup .
O ne o f the fo und e rs a nd a M a nufa c turing g ra d ua te fro m
BITS Pila ni, Ad itya Ruia d is c o ve re d a p la s tic wra p p e r
d uring o ne o f the b e a c h c le a ning d rive s . He s a id , “It a ll
s ta rte d fro m a s ma ll wra p p e r tha twe fo und o n o ne o f o ur
c le a n- up d rive s , it wa s tha t o f c ho c o la te d is c o ntinue d in
the 9 0 s . O ur p urp o s e a t the c o re ha s a lwa ys d rive n us to
ma ke e c o - frie nd ly a d a ily life s tyle a nd mo s t imp o rta ntly
e a s ily a c c e s s ib le a s we ll a s a ffo rd a b le fo r o ur c us to me rs .
The re wa s a g a p , a nd we ha d to b rid g e tha t.”
Ad itya a lo ng with Anuj Ruia a nd Aks ha y V a rma c a me
to g e the r to s ta rt Be c o in 2 0 18 to b re a k the vic io us c yc le
a nd fig ht p la s tic p o llutio n.
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with s us ta ina b le
a lte rna tive s to
in the wo rld
& e c o - frie nd ly
s ing le - us e
p la s tic s a nd p a c ka g ing – O ne
Be c o Pro d uc t a t a time .

7. It wa s a la rming to s e e the to xic e ffe c t o f
p la s tic o n the e nviro nme nt a s it ta ke s s o
ma ny ye a rs to d e c o mp o s e . The la nd fills a re
inc re a s ing a nd o ne o f the ma jo r c o ntrib uto rs
o f p la s tic p o llutio n is the ho us e ho ld p la s tic .
The re fo re , it is imp o rta nt to b ring
s us ta ina b le a lte rna tive s fo r the s a me .
The re fo re , a t Be c o , the y fo c us e d to c re a te
a n e c o - frie nd ly a lte rna tive to e limina te
p la s tic fro m the d a ily ho us e ho ld .”
Th e p a c ka g in g is o n e o f th e b ig g e s t a re a s
w he re p la s tic ne e d s to b e e ra d ic a te d . The y
us e 0 % o f p la s tic fro m p ro d uc tio n to
p a c ka g ing .”
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At Be c o , the y fo c us e d to c re a te a n e c o - frie nd ly a lte rna tive to
e limina te p la s tic fro m the d a ily ho us e ho ld .
Ba mb o o a nd c o rns ta rc h p ro d uc ts tre a t the p ro b le m a s a ll o f the m
a re ho me a nd ind us tria l c o mp o s ta b le .
Be c o o ffe rs a wid e ra ng e o f p ro d uc ts s uc h a s c o mp o s ta b le g a rb a g e
b a g s ma d e fro m c o rn s ta rc h a nd o the r p la nt- b a s e d ma te ria l,
b a mb o o to o thb rus h, re us a b le kitc he n to we l, e c o - frie nd ly c o tto n
b ud s e tc .
Be c o ha s its o w n ma nufa c turing units w he re a ll the s e p ro d uc ts a re
c re a te d . O ne o f the w id e ly us e d ra w ma te ria l, b a mb o o s is s o urc e d
fro m No rth E a s t Ind ia ,whic h in turn ha s g e ne ra te d e mp lo yme nt
o p p o rtunitie s the re

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To d a y, s e ve ra l c o mp a nie s s uc h a s Ba mb re w , True g re e n,
E a rths o ul, a mo ng o the rs ,
E a rthw a re Pro d uc ts , E c o w a re ,
a re a ls o he lp ing c o ns ume rs
a nd
w ith the g ro w ing ne e d fo r
b io d e g ra d a b le p a c ka g ing a nd p ro d uc ts . At p re s e nt, Be c o
p ro d uc t d e ve lo p me nt to c o ntinue
a ims to inve s t in ne w
b uild ing a c he mic a l- fre e c le a ne r c a te g o ry, e xp a nd into
mo re ho me c a re s e g me nts , a nd inc re a s e its d is trib utio n to
10 ,0 0 0 s to re s p a n- Ind ia fro m its c urre nt 5 ,0 0 0 s to re s .

10. Sustainability
The y c re a te p o w e rful c le a ning s o lutio ns . And the y b e lie ve
p o w e rful ne e d no t me a n c he mic a l. The y us e na tura l b io - e nz yme s ,
e le me nts a nd fib e rs
p ro te c t yo ur he a lth
to c re a te p ro d uc ts tha t d e s tro y
a nd le a ve yo ur ho me s p a rkling . S o ,
mic ro b e s ,
e ve ryo ne
(a nd o ur p la ne t) c a n live he a lthy a nd ha p p y.

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