An entrepreneur in Karnataka, southern India, has invented an eco-friendly face mask embedded with seeds.

The masks invented by Nithin Vas are made from paper and have seeds embedded in them so when planted in the ground, plants grow.

Footage filmed on April 21 shows the masks being made in Pakshikere.

Vas' organization designed this mask as people often improperly discard their non-biodegradable masks, adding to the already alarming rate of pollution around.

As a solution, the organization created these eco-friendly masks, just in time for Earth Day, that grow into plants upon being discarded.

Earth Day, April 22, is an annual event to rally support for environmental protection and raise awareness for climate change.

A social entrepreneur, identified as Nithin Vas, invented eco-friendly masks that grow into plants once discarded in southern India's Karnataka. Visuals shot on April 21 features the manufacturing process of the paper masks in entrepreneurship called Paper Seed in Pakshikere near Mangalore, located in the Dakshina Kannada district.

The footage shows a man sitting in front of a tub filled with cotton mache. He meticulously tends to the lumps, following which he sets it on a net-like object. Later, he places the mache sheet inside a liquid. Once done, a woman hangs the sheets for drying.

The first layer of the paper mask consists of cotton rags and the inner layer of cotton linings. Moreover, upon being disposed of in the soil, plants grow out from the seeds embedded in these biodegradable masks.

Nithin's organization designed this mask for the need of the hour. People often improperly discard their non-biodegradable masks, adding to the already alarming rate of pollution around. As a solution, the organization created these eco-friendly masks that grow into plants upon being discarded.

As compared to the surgical ones, these masks efficiently cover the facial area, leaving no room for any microorganisms to enter. However, these are not as soft as the surgical ones and are best suited for single use.

The mask predominantly consists of cotton rags, with fruit and vegetable seeds embedded in them. Moreover, it is suggested that the user do not wash these masks since that would dissolve the cotton pulp inside, rendering the eco-friendly purpose useless.