Story of 1 paper bag to 1 lac Paper bags ——————————————————— This is an interesting story of #WomenOwned Business.Pinky Maheshwari and her mom Sharda Daga started this in Sept 2015. Pinky is an MBA and has worked with Worlds Largest advertising agency -Ogivly & Mather, Mumbai for 8 years and 2 years with Vodafone. She quit her high paid job and chose to bring smiles on the hidden talented artisans of india. So what do this Mother Daughter duo does ? —————————— They make recycled handmade paper. So what’s novel about it? Well, many reasons why their paper is unique. First, they don’t cut trees to make paper; they make it from cotton rags/waste cotton and paper waste. Secondly, they mix seeds in the paper so that there is life even after it loses its strength. No wonder their tagline, ``Why throw when we can grow” echoes in all their products. Pinky says, ``Paper-making process uses energy, water and chemicals and produces waste. However, handmade paper made from recycled materials consumes at least 50 per cent less energy and up to 75 per cent less water than virgin fibre. It also produces up to 90 per cent less wastewater and reduces air pollution by 70 per cent.”