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How This Smart Maharashtra Woman Is Turning Orange Peels Into Cash
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AI-generatedThe article describes early-stage entrepreneurial and research initiatives in India to valorize orange peel waste into textiles, cleaning products, and agricultural inputs. Commercial mechanisms are weak: no production scale, revenue, or pricing data. The impact is local/niche, not yet affecting commodity prices or supply chains. Sectors are selected based on the product categories (textiles, cleaning, agriculture) but with low confidence.
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- Designer Prerna Gupta is leading a sustainable fashion initiative using orange peels to create plant-based textiles.
- Entrepreneur Kunal has launched a startup producing chemical-free cleaning solutions from fermented orange waste.
- Researchers at VNIT are exploring agricultural potential of D-limonene from orange peels.
- The movement is based in Nagpur, India, and reflects a shift towards circular economy among India's youth.
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