When Aditya, Anuj, and Akshay met on a beach clean-up in Mumbai, it made them realise something: “Every plastic article we use will come back to us in the future” since plastic does take a really long time to decompose. It was when the trio saw the wrapper of a chocolate bar. No surprises here, right? Wrong. The chocolate bar was discontinued in the 1990s. Still, decades later, it was chilling on the beach!
So it got them thinking: if one small piece of plastic stuck around the Earth for so long, what happens to the more than 15 billion kg of plastic that India consumes each year? It was when they were looking for answers to this problem that the trio had their lightbulb moment. They got together to form Beco, “a company that is eco-friendly inside out” in 2018.
Beco developed a product line that was going to bring a new transformation in eco-conscious households. From toothbrushes to dishwashing liquids, to bamboo toilet tissues Beco has an eco-friendly option for every home.
B for bamboo
Beco aims to provide affordable sustainable products to every person, proving it wrong that saving the planet with climate-conscious and eco-friendly consumption comes at a huge cost. The company’s products are for daily use, reusable for a long period of time, and totally decomposable.
Beco focuses on creating products from materials that do not alter natural ecosystems: they are made of bamboo and some from cornstarch. The packaging is also sustainable, and there are also cloth bags made of natural fibres. Using these raw materials do not lead to habitat loss of any species via deforestation, as bamboo grows back in just four months.
Sustainable homes
Beco products are all natural and 100% plant based. The floor cleaners, infused with essential oils and traditional cleaning-agents lemon and mint, are safe for babies and even pets. The laundry cleaners and dishwashing liquids do not make your hands smell weird and are safe for your skin as well.
Beco advocates sustainable practices. Its innovations even include an eco- friendly, unbleached baking sheet – the first of its kind. The company takes the goal of a completely sustainable home very seriously. For that reason, it has expanded its product line to biodegradable garbage bags, tissues, kitchen towels and much more.
Beco makes its popular garbage bags from cornstarch and they are completely compostable. They don’t leak or tear, and are safe for dry or wet waste.
One of Beco’s most popular products, the organic baking paper, is made of bamboo and has a multi-purpose feature. It is also used to wrap food. The fact that it is non-sticky, microwave proof, and grease proof makes it an ideal choice for the bakers.
Beco’s bamboo-based tissues, that could also be used as baby wipes, are safe for sensitive skin. They are unbleached and chlorine-free like most of the company’s products. These light-brown tissues can also be used to remove make-up as they are safe for skin.
Read more about how to be more sustainable at home here.
