An Indian entrepreneur is using sugar, cellulose, and corn fibers to make a plastic-like carrier bag for small Indian businesses.

His company Bio Reform has already replaced 6 million plastic bags in the checkout counters of stores all over India.

Based in Hyderabad, Mohammed Azhar Mohiuddin first got the idea during the general mayhem that arose during the pandemic. Mohiuddin was looking at global environmental issues with the hope of finding one his entrepreneurial spirit had the capacity to tackle.

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    3 months ago

    You have a source for that? They get degraded by soil bacteria , why wouldn’t they get degraded by bacteria and organisms in water?

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      3 months ago

      jk that’s what Wikipedia says, it links to a study that tests biodegradability of various plastics