By Grace Ademulegun
One strategy to reduce plastic pollution is to follow the saying that “global problems are solved by incorporating local solutions right up to the level of making policies to carry everyone along.”
For many years, the globe has been plagued by the threat of plastic pollution. The issue with non-biodegradable plastic is undoubtedly not new anymore.
The United Nations Environment Programme estimates that 2,000 garbage trucks worth of plastic waste are discarded into the world’s rivers, lakes, and oceans each day.
Instead of simply advising people not to use plastic bags because this could be challenging, a man named Kevin Kumala set out to find a solution because he was worried about the future of the beaches and marine life surrounding his island of Bali, the growing harm that plastic pollution was causing to his nation.
He developed a ground-breaking solution to the plastic pollution problem using cassava, a root crop.
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In his own modest way, Indonesian biologist and entrepreneur, Kevin Kumala, a co-founder of Avani Eco, a business that specialises in creating environmentally acceptable substitutes for single-use plastics, has created a sustainable bioplastic derived from seaweed that is completely compostable and biodegradable.
Founded in 2014, Avani Eco produces a variety of sustainable food packaging and hospitality items using renewable resources, as well as compostable bioplastic derived from cassava starch.
Particular attention was drawn to the business’s bioplastic bags because, according to the company, they are safe for aquatic wildlife and even people because they don’t contain any petroleum-based materials and disintegrate in water.
By replacing traditional plastic packaging, this novel material could lessen plastic pollution and its detrimental effects on the environment.
They have not only supplied this option for home or personal usage, but also for companies that utilise different packaging to display their goods.
Kevin is contributing to change; even though it might look as though it’s a minor fraction, we should be the first to make whatever changes we wish to see.
Keep in mind that we don’t currently have the luxury of relocating to another planet. Therefore, we must take all necessary steps to protect Earth. END
