Paper Planet
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Same Old Paper, Brand New Life
Enterpeise Manager: Sanisha
Assistant Enterprise Manager: Vansh Kochhar
In 2017, Fleming College’s Enactus team founded Paper Planet with the purpose of diverting the campus’ fibrous waste from the surrounding landfills. By extending the life of used office paper collected from the College campuses, the project evolved, and the Paper Planter product was created: compostable planting pots constructed from the paper waste collected on-campus and from the local business community. Prior to the COVID-19 virus pandemic, planters were sold in kits (25 planters, seeds, soil, growing instructions, and teacher lesson plans) to classrooms in the local community. The classroom kits allowed teachers to educate students about the circular economy, growing their own food, and environmental sustainability. The pandemic presented the Paper Planet team with an opportunity to expand its product line: home kits were developed to promote the same fundamentals as the classroom kits and were sold in the surrounding community. In eight weeks, $500 in sales from the home kits were generated. The production of the planters is a time-consuming, labour-intensive, manual process. This year through the support of the Mechatronics department at Fleming College, we were able to develop a hydraulic planter press – allowing rapid production of the planters to supply the growing demand for kits. By expediting the production of Paper Planters via automation, the potential exists to expand the distribution of Paper Planter kits to more elementary school classrooms and private households within the community. Expanded distribution of the kits will increase awareness of climate change's effects, thus empowering people to do their part to act against climate change. By purchasing Paper Planter kits, customers will learn about the circular economy, the importance of environmental sustainability, and the transfer of knowledge on how to grow their own food to future generations.
We are accepting orders within the Peterborough/Kawartha Lakes area! To purchase a Paper Planter Kit or a Home Pack, please use the Shopify link which will direct you to our store!
Paper Planter Kits - $20
Each kit contains 25 Paper Planters, soil, seeds, instructions, and lesson plans for Kindergarten to Grade 8.
Home Packs
Smaller packages designed for home use. Contains 5 or 12 Paper Planters, seeds, and instructions
5 Pack $5.00
12 Pack $10.00
Order here:
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Happy Growing!