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SoluBag – Biodegradable Shopping Bag That Disbands In Water
Chile, occupying a long strip of land in the southwest of South America, has boastfully become the first country in the continent to ban the plastic bags! Hooray!
As it takes over 150 years to degrade, the traditional single-use shopping bags are undoubtedly the main culprit for the threatening plastic pollution. What’s even scarier is that an estimated 500 billion to 1 trillion plastic bags are being consumed worldwide annually.
Worry not!
A Chilean startup, called SoluBag, has got the planet’s back!
The founders, Cristian Olivares & Roberto Astete, have managed to create a shopping bag that seems like a regular plastic bag, however, there is one crucial distinction – it dissolves in warm water for about 3 minutes. As an extra perk, it doesn’t leave ANY toxic residue behind.
Biodegradable Shopping Bag
Image credits: www.ilovechile.cl
Additionally, Solubag’s raw material can be expelled in any plastic extrusion machine, which allows it to be scaled very quick.
The team behind the project is currently building partnerships with plastic bags producers to quickly make a positive impact on the planet.
Karün
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Chileans are very creative when it comes to an eco-friendly lifestyle. For instance, the startup Karün is cleaning the ocean by collecting used fishing nets along the coast and convert them into ecological (and super cool) sunglasses.
NotCo
Image credits: vegnews.com
NotCo is a relatively new Chilean startup, backed by Jeff Bezos’ investment. It is already recognizable for its super tasty vegan and dairy-free products, such as NotMilk, NotMayo, NotCheese, NotYogurt and more.
Sustentabla
Image credits: www.sustentabla.com
Sustentable brags to be the first company to fully recycle plastics into surfboards. And that’s not all – the team is close engaging to educate local communities about coastal conservation and zero-waste lifestyle.
Mapuguaquen
Image credits: www.mapuguaquen.com
And last but not least…
Mapuguaquen, meaning “the sound of the Earth” in Mapudungun, is an innovative Chilean-German startup that produces clay audio speakers.
The company also plants a tree for every speaker it sells.
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Foxxy 5 years ago (edited)
There are so many variations of environmentally friendly and easily biodegradable bags (some even safe to eat) and they are all fantastic ideas. Unfortunately they are no good if no companies will get on board and use these products instead of the cheaper, more environmentally dangerous plastic bags. Hopefully one day companies will get with the program and give consumers what they want.
Foxxy 5 years ago (edited)
There are so many variations of environmentally friendly and easily biodegradable bags (some even safe to eat) and they are all fantastic ideas. Unfortunately they are no good if no companies will get on board and use these products instead of the cheaper, more environmentally dangerous plastic bags. Hopefully one day companies will get with the program and give consumers what they want.
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