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Chandni Khandelwal started Ecoloop last year to provide eco-friendly alternatives to plastic. The startup whose products are handmade makes a revenue of Rs 1-2 lakh per month. Chandni Khandelwal, who was born in Odisha, says she has always been concerned about the use of plastics, particularly in packaging. Chandni says when she was in college, she used to receive carry-out meals for lunch and dinner that were put in plastic bags. This has always troubled her, and Chandni has often wondered where these plastics would end up when we threw them out. After cleaning and drying them, she began putting them in my trolley bag. Chandni accumulated two trolleys full of plastic bags in two years. Instead of throwing them away, she turned them into planters and other household utility items. This passion for the environment eventually led to her founding Ecoloop, a firm that focuses on eco-friendly packaging products. According to Chandni, 'eco' refers to the environmen...