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Bare Necessities addresses the issue that products that we use on a daily basis are packaged in plastic and loaded with chemicals contributing to the plastic pollution crisis. Additionally, we seek to address education levels about this issue within India. This is an issue that affects the entire population of India, yet, only a handful of social businesses are addressing this issue within the country. Thus, by promoting adoption of responsible consumption we aim to divert harmful chemicals and plastics from ending in landfills or into waterways, which reach the ocean and harm life on the planet. Through our work, that functions within circular economy methodology, we also aim to increase the amount of stakeholders involved with reducing waste throughout this country.