Program to combat mozzy menace

Ninja mosquito coils has launched a program to combat the mosquito menace.

The coils are made in Sri Lanka using 80% local materials.

A program was formulated to educate the public on the dangers of throwing away coconut shells. The shells can be used as a source of revenue. The company collects it, paying a fixed price, and uses it as raw material for coils. Thus the very shells that might facilitate mosquito breeding have been transformed into coils that repel mosquitoes.

An innovative solution was devised by Ninja to use wood powder.

This powder, which is a waste product of the woodworking industry, was previously dumped into lakes and waterways creating an environmental hazard. Today it is used as raw material in mosquito coils.

Another way in which Ninja safeguards the environment is the use of wood shavings to fire the boilers that bake the coils, instead of diesel.

Darley Butler and Company are the manufacturers and marketers of Ninja.