In Yangon, Myanmar, the workshop Gwat Gwat Handicraft showcases an array of creative products made from discarded coconut shells, showing that waste can be transformed into both art and utility.

Like the old idiom goes — one man’s trash is another man’s fortune. Murage Ngare is keeping true to this adage by making a living out of ornaments fashioned from discarded coconut shells. The ...

Coconut waste has transformed from mere "green waste" into a high-value resource. According to the Ministry, official data showed coconut husk forms 3-5 per cent of urban wet waste, small on paper, ...

Mangaluru: Even as the Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) is finding it difficult to manage the huge quantity of tender coconut shell waste that the city generates, a startup in Ullal is all set to ...

To most people, coconut shells are nothing more than kitchen waste, tossed aside once their contents are used. But in the hands of Zanariah Musa, they become something special. With creativity and ...

World Coconut Day is observed on September 2 to highlight the coconut's versatility and significance. Initiated by the Asian and Pacific Coconut Community in 2009, the aim is to increase awareness ...

Vijayanand Shembekar is a senior technician, who works at a chemical and fertiliser factory in Alibaug, Maharashtra. But for a peep inside his home and illustrious work, this down-to-earth 60-year-old ...