AWARD YEAR
2021
CATEGORY
Community
GOALS
Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure, Responsible Consumption & Production, Climate Action, Life On Land, Navigate Post-Factual Society
KEYWORDS
growing materials, Waste to Product, Sustainable Material, biomaterials , bacteria
COUNTRY
Poland
DESIGNED BY
MakeGrowLab
WEBSITE
https://www.makegrowlab.com/
SCOBY farm
SCOBY farm turns local bio-waste into biomaterials to replace petroleum-based products
SCOBY farm came from the question: What if materials can be grown like vegetables? Today's farming introduce high-tech solutions to save space, water, and energy. SCOBY farm produces not food but durable materials from bio-waste with the help of microorganism. The possibility of these materials depends on automatic production parameters. They vary from foil-like, flexible material to more rigid ones- all by the same production line. The main products of SCOBY farm are:
SCOBY packaging 100% plastic-free, home compostable packaging material which serve like great oxygen and microbial barrier.
Trans-Leather A unique leather alternative is 100% plastic-free and vegan-friendly. Excellent for the fashion and interior industry. Significantly more efficient than animal-based materials, grown in just few weeks.
SCOBY farm is a fully circular production of local, sustainable materials that utilize a variety of bio-waste types so it can be easily spread around the world.