Kumu

Received : Here are all the innovations Team for the Planet has received through its innovations submission form

We provide biodegradable and recyclable plastic alternative solutions.

Lever of action
Zero emissions
Sector
Farming
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Submission date July 31, 2023 Founders Rebecca Ung Development location Calgary, Canada

Detailed project

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What is the issue addressed?

The world needs a plethora of sustainable solutions to tackle single-use plastic waste that not only degrade into harmful microplastics, they often contain a plethora of harmful chemicals such as PFAs.

How is the problem solved?

We provide plastic alternative products using materials from the food and agricultural industry that can biodegrade and easily be recycled (i.e. seaweed).

What is the customer target?

We target farmers and plastic product manufacturers. We aim to provide complimentary income for farmers as they are our source and sink (recyclers). We target manufacturers to manufacture and distribute our products.

How is this solution different?

Recyclability. We recapture the main ingredients for re-use. As the world endures climate change, bioresources & water become scarce commodities. We'll be competing for the same materials at scale? Thus, re-using what we can, whether it's upcycled, downcycled, or biodegraded as fertilizer, giving multiple lives to the same materials is important. As well, we work with more than one biopolymer.