Malik Basintale, Chief Executive of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA), has unveiled a new initiative to turn coconut husks, often discarded after people consume coconut water, milk or juice, into valuable products, while creating jobs and improving environmental cleanliness.
In a recent Facebook post, Basintale noted that the husks, which “litter the city,” are a waste resource ripe with potential. Under the plan, the YEA aims to provide 2,000 permanent jobs by recycling these coconut husks.
The initiative will involve processing the coconut husks into several useful materials mainly into charcoal but could later be also turned into coir fibres for brushes and mats, components for mattresses, eco-friendly packaging, briquettesand biomass fuel.
Basintale believes the project offers a win-win: it tackles urban waste problems caused by discarded husks and provides sustainable employment opportunities for youth. He vowed more details on how to participate and implementation steps would follow in the coming weeks.
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