Eco-friendly website set to launch

Posted by Janine Rasiah on Nov 14, 11 08:19 PM in News

Elephant dung stationary and handbags made from rubbish are among the eco-friendly products which will be available from a Westminster-based website when it launches this week.

Kavita Pursnani, 28, of Harrow Road, North Paddington, decided to set up her business Eco-Oiko from home when she moved to England in December last year.

She realised that there was a strong demand for ecological products which are something that she has been interested in for a long time, although in the part of the Canary Islands where she previously lived recycling was virtually unheard of.

She said: "We all need to realise that we have a responsibility to our environment.

"Making just a few differences can make a huge environmental and social impact."

Ms Pursnani has sourced a range of products from India, Denmark and Sri Lanka, most of which have a social impact as well as an environmental one, and has already started wholesaling in Spain.

She is particularly excited about stocking Retap, a Scandinavian designed durable glass water bottle which has won two design awards.

Eco-Oiko already has more than 90 fans on Facebook as the company has built up a following after Ms Pursnani showed some of her products at the London Green Fair in June.

Her dream is to have a concession in a big Oxford Street department store.

She said: "This year has been a learning experience and I'm very excited about what next year will bring."

Eco-Oiko has also been chosen as one of the 24 businesses which will be able to pitch to investors at the Business Startup Show at Earl's Court on Friday.

* The Eco-Oiko website will go live on November 18.

Kavita Pursnani is a client of the Westminster Enterprise Centre and is still receiving ongoing support to help Eco-Oiko become more successful.

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