You’ll find a red spit stain probably on every wall inIndia. This must have felt disgusting to you! Well, Ritu already found asolution for all of us. Ritu Malhotra along with her fellow partners Prateek Malhotraand Pratik Harde; three computer engineers by profession saw a vision to bringa change in the society. Unlike others they gave their vision life and did notwait for that change to happen, they became the change. In Ritu’s words, “I amnot among those who wait for change. I believe in adding my contribution to bethe change!” This pack of three tackled the spitting problem of our country bycreating ‘EzySpit’
AboutEzySpit:
Founded in 2019, EzySpit is a handy spittoon that can fitin your pocket and used in cars and even offices by paan and tobacco consumers.The technology they provide converts the spit into biodegradable waste in semi-solid form. It is odourless, tamper proof and spill-proof with the facility toabsorb multiple spits. These spittoons are a great way to control spitpollution and especially in COVID times. Their products are available indifferent sizes; pocket pouches to reuse 15 times, mobile containers whichcan be used 30 times and spit bins for over 5000 times. It has thecapability to freeze the liquid along with virus and bacteria in the spit. An EzySpitcontainer costs Rs 10, the pouch costs Rs 5 and the big bin costs Rs 50. The pricesare very economical and these products are easily available in retail shops.
How itwas born:
Narrating about the idea behind this creation Ritu said, “Whilemoving in public places like roads, parks, community centres and localbuildings I saw that every second person was spitting, while walking I alwaysfelt disgusted. In every corner of India, you will find such people. It was thatmoment when I decided to create an invention that will eradicate the wholeproblem. Therefore, with the help of my other two friends, I worked on this idea”.She wanted a permanent solution that can be easily made available to grassroots. Ritu’s whole idea revolves around converting the waste and addinggreenery to the planet.
They launched a campaign song #ThukMat which was applaudednationally and even Prime Minister Narendra Modi appreciated the effort with amessage ‘great song, great message and most importantly great efforts’. EzySpitis not just something you buy from local vendors, they have tie-ups with IndianRailways and are also available online on amazon.
Talking about the whole idea Ritu quoted few words, “I havedared to dream big with an open eye because I have believed that anything thatcan surpass your imagination is real.”