Our Location
Brown Reed Agri-Waste Innovations Pvt Ltd #595 D, Group Employees Layout, 1st A Block, Lingadheeranahalli, Bangalore,
Karanataka, India - 560091
Zaphon Repurpose, Mayilmoola,
Perumbala Post, Kasargod
District, Kerala Pin- 671317
Beyond Straws
& Scribbles
The Moment
It was 3rd of October 2017. I chanced upon a fallen coconut leaf in the campus with one of its leaves pointing upwards,curled like a straw. It was this sight which gave me the insight of converting it into a straw.
And an incredible journey began…
After hundreds of iterations spanning two years, we have now developed the patented multi-layered straw which is a chemical free, naturally shiny, viable, efficient, and a fully functional straw.
The possibilities
Close to two hundred straws can be made from one naturally dried and fallen compound leaf. In a survey of 15 villages in Karnataka, we found that most of the farmers burn these leaves in landfills or out kitchens. Now, they will not, as they can be converted into a product that creates value and solves a wicked global problem.
Innovation
Our cornerstone
Innovation is at the core of Sunbird. We are constantly focussing on improving our way of doing things and exploring the possibilities of developing new products out of agri-wastes. We have developed the technology in-house to roll out the straws faster with the ever growing global demand and the demand from various villages in India to start production units.
Our Passion
Our commitment to being a social enterprise is not up for compromise. We tread the fine balance of upgrading technology only to enable more and more women to be engaged to meet the global demand. Our other proprietary products include , scrubbers, pouches, coasters, table mats, besides a few others. But this not a story of straws and scrubbers. Its about lives- precious human lives. Our intention is to empower women in rural areas so that they can improve the living standards of their families. And we want them to touch lives- beyond their hearth and home. We envision these women impacting the world with the products they make
Rural India makes a global presence
We forsee a gentleman in California or a little girl in Auckland, or a tourist in Dubai sipping guilt-free out of a straw made by the palms of these women, made out of the tall palms nurtured by the earth. That’s the story of Sunbird straws.