“ Mrs.  Ritu Bhandari first started this venture back in 2006 with a vision to provide the world an alternative to Plastic Products. She has been nominated for the Asian Business Women Award Middle East. Since then she has been actively performing towards her mission to create a sustainable Environment.

Here is an excerpt from the Gulfnews magazine of what she has to say:

“I arrived here (Abu Dhabi) in 1996, I noticed that there was paper being thrown into the garbage instead of being recycled – and so much plastic! Even today flimsy plastic grocery bags are everywhere as well as plastic cups for drinking water, plastic bowls, plates and cutlery … the list goes on!

Seeing this, I constantly thought about alternatives to these products, all of which decompose slowly. Every time I had the chance, I did research on environmentally friendly products. After a while, I started to realise that there were very few biodegradable products readily available in Abu Dhabi.

That was when I decided to open Green Gift Concepts. For about 18 months, I searched for suppliers of eco-friendly products. It was a laborious process. I looked for products made of recycled material and natural fibres that were also decorated and packaged using biodegradable materials. I finally opened the shop in 2005.”