Avocado: the green gold

The green gold thrown away?

Or - how old avocados become new bio-materials👇🏽

There is no waste!

6 billion pounds of avocado are eaten each year.

The amount varies - from 8kg per person in Mexico to about 1.5kg in Europe.

The pits are normally thrown away.

That's a lot of waste.

BIOFASE in Mexico has created a process to turn that "waste into a product".

Bioplastic are a great alternative - and they are not (!) "the only one" solution for the plastics crisis.

The pros of bioplastics:

1. Fewer carbon emissions.

2. Reduced dependence on fossil resources.

3. Better end-of-life scenarios for biodegradability. They can be recycled.

4. Less Plastic Pollution.

5. Improved Food Safety

Remember also the cons:

1. Growing demand for bioplastics creates competition for food sources, contributing to the global food crisis.

2. Bioplastics won't biodegrade in a landfill.

3. Bioplastics encourage people to litter more.

4. Bioplastics contaminate plastic recycling streams.

5. Bioplastics are not the answer to marine litter

In short - there is no waste!

Credit: Insider

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