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Neden Dorje
SANDRUPU JONGKAR—50-year-old entrepreneur Tshering Tobgay has turned a simple idea into a thriving business.
After observing a surge in demand for egg trays As the number of poultry farms in the six eastern Tsongkhapa districts continued to increase, he began to produce environmentally friendly egg trays from waste.
The idea came to Tshering Tobgay, owner of Druk Scrap Dealer in upper Samdrupjongkhar, after eight years of scrap trading.
In 2017, he noticed the difficulties faced by poultry farmers due to a shortage of egg trays, which are usually imported from India. “Poultry farmers import egg trays from India, including second-hand trays, which bring poultry diseases. Also, they are expensive,” he explained.
“My mission is to recycle waste into egg cartons, solving two problems at once – the waste problem and the shortage of quality egg cartons.”
With support from the Bank of Bhutan’s Priority Sector Lending Scheme, Tshering Tobgay established the Druk Egg Tray Manufacturing Unit in 2018 with the goal of producing high-quality egg trays and minimizing wastage.
The total cost of setting up the plant was Nu 10.5 million, of which Nu 6.35 million was loaned from the Bank of Bhutan through the Priority Sector Loan Scheme.
The plant, which employs seven people, recycles nearly 90 percent of waste, including cloth, plastic and various paper and cardboard types.
The plant has a production capacity of up to 4,000 pallets per day, but is currently producing around 3,000 pallets per day. “Depending on demand, production capacity can be increased,” he said.
The product helps meet the needs of rural poultry farmers, providing a locally produced solution at a competitive price.
At his factory, a new pallet costs 5 Ngultrum, while pallets from India are slightly cheaper but of lower quality.
The unit earned between 60,000 and 70,000 Ngultrum from the sale of egg trays.
“I observed the market demand and realised the opportunity to become an entrepreneur. My focus is to support rural poultry farmers and contribute to rural progress,” said Tshering Tobgay.
His factory collects waste from schools, banks and other institutions across eastern Tsongkhapa.
“Waste has value,” he said, encouraging local schools and institutions to contact him if they have paper waste disposal needs.
He said if poultry farmers and egg suppliers buy egg trays from him, it would minimize the import of egg trays from India, thereby reducing poultry diseases.
“Now, poultry farmers in the eastern Tsongkhapa region no longer need to go to India to buy egg trays,” he said.
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