Recently, new breakthroughs have taken place in the field of food packaging materials. It is understood that in order to solve the problem of plastic pollution, a startup in India called EnviGreen has produced a "plastic bag" made from natural starch and vegetable oil. It is reported that this bag is 100% organic, biodegradable and environmentally friendly, and people can even eat it. The company's founder, Ashworth Hech, said that because some cities in India banned the use of plastic bags and people were worried about finding alternatives, he decided to look for an environment-friendly solution. After four years of research and experimentation, I finally made a "plastic bag" that can be eaten with 12 kinds of raw materials, including potatoes, corn, bananas, and cassava. Hedge did not intend to disclose the production process of the bag, but said that the raw materials had to be converted into liquid, and the finished product had to go through six processes. Hedge said that although the production cost of this bag is 35% higher than that of plastic bags, it does not damage the environment. It can be naturally degraded within 180 days after being discarded. It can be dissolved in less than one day at room temperature. If you want to hurry again, just put it in hot water and dissolve it in about 15 seconds. The Karnataka Pollution Control Agency of India has approved the bag for commercial use, but several tests were required before this.
Indian companies develop breakthroughs in the field of edible plastic bags and food packaging