Biodegradable water bottle
Nowadays there is so much plastic waste on earth, so we have to come up with a idea to reduce it. Since there will be more plastic than fish in the ocean by 2050 we have to do something about that.
WHAT
We use so much plastic and throw it away every day, but it takes hundreds of years to break down in nature, so why use so much? With this thought in mind, Designer Ari Jonssons made a water bottle that is biodegradable.
The bottle is made of algae and looks like a normal bottle at first sight. Once all the liquid is out of the bottle, it begins to break itself down. For the bottle he uses agar, a substance made from algae, mixed with water. Agar is a safe substance for the environment and the human being, so this bottle is eco-friendly. It’s an all natural product and a great alternative to plastic. You can even chew on the bottle, because it’s made out of algae, but I don’t know how that would taste.
WHY
This is a great solution for the plastic waste in the world. With only this we are not getting there of course, but it’s a beginning. The biodegradable bottle fits with the cradle-to-cradle stuff that is coming up. Going from a plastic bottle to a piece of algae, that can be used for a new bottle again. We are also more aware of what waste does with our nature and want to fight this.
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Sources
http://inhabitat.com/biodegradable-algae-water-bottles-that-provide-a-green-alternative-to-plastic/
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Fig 1 - http://inhabitat.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2016/03/Algae-Water-Bottle-Ari-J%C3%B3nsson.jpg
Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3xbQS5nL0M