In Hyderabad, India, a startup is making building materials, particle board alternatives, acoustic panels and plastics out of cow dung. The (hopefully odor-free) products were recently showcased at the Grand Startup Conclave organized by India’s Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying.
“Our ultimate goal for this year is to set up micro-factories across India wherever surplus cow dung is available,” Head of R-D at Dungse Labs Sonika Pulluru tells The Shillong Times. “We have developed composites and have got the tests done with our material. Now, we want to scale up the material. So, to scale up the material and also create a decentralized economy across India, we would like to set up some micro factories across different regions of India.”
Dungse Labs is currently planning a pilot production facility in Gujarat, and will soon begin selling dung-based acoustic panels in the market.