India, July 2 -- If seeking a clean, green world is not asking for the moon, then why not take a moonshot to break the stranglehold of plastic on packaging?

Cleantech startups spotted gold in green and set a $9.67 Bn market for sustainable packaging on a 6.4% annual growth trajectory to reach $19.19 Bn by 2035. In India, the market stood at $9 Bn in 2024 and is estimated to hit $57.2 Bn in 2033, growing 22.5% per year.

As the rapidly growing market fosters an increasing demand for eco-friendly alternatives for single-use plastic, Vaibhav Anant and Kunal Prasad saw immense potential in bamboo. And, Bambrew came up in 2019. "We have so far produced over 250 Mn units of sustainable alternatives to single-use plastic," claimed Anant.

The B...