AWARD YEAR
2021
CATEGORY
Community
GOALS
Clean Water & Sanitation, Climate Action, Life On Land
KEYWORDS
Ecological packaging, biodegradable plastic, sustainable, non-toxic
COUNTRY
Colombia
DESIGNED BY
NatPacking
WEBSITE
https://es.natpacking.com/
NatPacking
First 100% Organic packaging brand in Latin America
Natpacking is an initiative that emerged as an alternative to the consumption of plastic bags and disposable products. The company produces and markets biodegradable and compostable material, which adds value to the pieces made by customers and contributes to the conservation of the planet. What they manufacture is a plastic substitute that uses cassava starch and degrades under composting conditions by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria, fungi and algae, among others) in a maximum of 180 days, barely half a year compared to the half millennium that can take ordinary plastic. Small animals, such as snails and insects, can consume this material without problem because its origin is entirely vegetable and does not use toxic precursors.
This eco-friendly alternative developed in Colombia can change, on a large scale, the course of the pollution problem and becomes a Formula for Change.