Two boys invent eco-friendly pens

NPnews24 online Bhubaneshwar: Two Bhubaneshwar-based innovators have created eco-friendly pens made with newspapers, vegetables, fruit and flower seeds. Two versions of the use and throw pens were innovated by Prem panday and Md Ahmad Raza and are available for sale through a start-up, Likhna.

Pictures of the eco-friendly were shared by ANI and they look quite nice.

Prem one of the innovator said that the pens contain a plastic refill but the body has been made with newspaper. They intend to find an alternative to the plastic refill soon.

Odisha: Two Bhubaneswar-based innovators, Prem Panday & MD Ahmad Raza, have produced eco-friendly, use & throw pens from newspapers, vegetables, fruit & flower seeds. The two version of the eco-friendly pens of their startup 'Likhna' cost Rs 5 & Rs 7 each pic.twitter.com/KHkVnTYkwF

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“We tried to make eco-friendly alternative of plastic pens, as plastic is harming our environment. These pens aren’t completely plastic free as they’ve a plastic refill, but body of the pen has been created from newspaper.

The two versions of the eco-friendly pens cost Rs 5 and Rs 7 each.