According to the survey Annual consumption of plastic bottles is set to top half a trillion by 2021, far outstripping recycling efforts and jeopardizing oceans, coastlines and other environments.
Annual consumption of plastic bottles is set to top half a trillion by 2021,
The demand for plastic bottles rises to 20,000 bottles per
second. It has become so common to see a vast
amount of plastic bottles in the ocean.
According to a survey by an environmental scientist,
oceans will hold more plastic bottles than fish by the year 2020.
They take 700 years to decompose, so changing the way we package our drinks is imperative to the protection of the environment.
How?
The Skipping Rocks
Labs have found the alternative to plastic bottles.
What is Ooho?
“Ooho is as
sustainable flexible packaging for liquids made from seaweed-extract. As such
it is a 100% natural alternative to plastic bottles, cups, and sachets. The Ooho material degrades in a
natural environment in 6 weeks on average and is also edible.” Says founders of
Ooho.
Their Maia goal is
used to use these edible water balls in marathons,
races, events and at other functions
where lots of plastic bottles are used. But the application of Ooho is not
limited to this.
“you can put almost any
liquid in an Ooho, but the important thing is that is is an ‘on-the-go’
situation which best suits the materials natural properties.
We’re trailing it
as a replacement for small water bottles out and about, for fresh juices that
are made daily, for sauces and condiments used by fast food restaurants and
included in fresh salads, and for hydration in sporting events like marathons.”
Says by a team of Ooho
Will it replace
Plastic Bottles?
We can prevent
plastic and we can make our society free of plastic for storing water but I also
think that one is not suitable for while traveling.
Because deleterious structure may break
in the middle.
Also to all these,
it has to pack in packages which will require large costs. And importantly their main goal is to avoid any
packaging which will be not reached.
One of the main criticism raises about Hygienics of the edible balls. Imagine if it is placed in an open environment, the pollution, mosquitos, dirty hands and due to lots of other reasons, these edible water balls can become unhealthy
for humans to consume.
Even though out of these
drawbacks developers are studying and researching more about it to make this produc a better product.
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