More and more companies are putting effort in fighting the increasing problem of plastic pollution. Many different factors contribute to this, and one of them is the incredible amount of single-use plastic that we use and throw away on a daily basis. Biofase is a Mexican company with a goal to replace plastic utensils and straws with bio-degradable versions made of avocado pits.
How They Do It
How is this possible? The company’s founder, chemical engineer Scott Munguía, found that avocado pits have properties that allow them to be used for making biodegradable and sustainable forks, knives, spoons, and straws that can also be affordable for the customer. The company currently makes products with 60% avocado biopolymer and 40% synthetically made organic compounds.
Good For The Environment
Biofase’s products are biodegradable and don’t require any special recycling. As it says on the Biofase USA Facebook page: “Did you know that plastic straws can take up to 200 years to decompose? And most ‘alternative’ straws need special facilities to be compostable. Our straws and cutlery degrade naturally in just 240 days and you can even compost them at home! Make the change!”
Right now, the company turns around 130 tons of avocado pits into utensils that they distribute across Mexico, Europe, Australia. Their products are mostly used in restaurants for now but they are also available on Amazon.
