SA’s sugar cane converted into biodegradable bottles Posted on 10 December 2018 Tags:conservation, South Africa, Travel News The Air Water company has announced that it will be manufacturing a 100% biodegradable bottle made from sugar cane, as part of a conservation campaign it has launched titled “Zero Plastic, Zero Harm”, which aims to create awareness around plastic usage. Air Water introduced machines that extract water from air in South Africa around 12 years ago. Image by Design Indaba Founder and CEO of Air Water™, Ray De Vries said, “If you put the bottle in a compost heap, it will disappear within 150 days. It adds nutrients to the soil and if you burn it, it is a very good waste to energy fuel and is totally non-toxic.” The idea of producing the sugar cane bottles came about during the Cape Town drought. The manufacturing process involves sugar cane fiber and a polylactic acid, which guarantees the entire bottle, from the lid to the label, is biodegradable. Also read: The final straw: 6 alternatives to sipping through plastic Related Posts Buildings, roads and homes flood as severe weather hits KZN 18 May 2023 Good news from the brink of extinction in Volcanoes National Park 11 May 2023 Photojournalist Graeme Green went to Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park to document the recently opened campus... read more Curiosity skilled the cat 5 May 2023 A member of The Explorer’s Club and founder of Curiosity Company, Francois Malherbe uses tracking... read more PREV ARTICLE NEXT ARTICLE
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