Since 2010 from 4.8 to 12.7 million tons of plastic have been spilled in our oceans. 25 tons of plastic are dumped into the see in Chile. A Chilean citizen produces more than 1 kg waste per day, and from that an 11% is plastic, i.e. packaging, tetra packs, bags and others. Because of improper handling, this garbage has a big chance of ending up in the sea.

28% of agricultural soil of the planet produces crops which are wasted. Wasting nearly one third of the food produced on the planet means that our natural resources – including soils – are unnecessarily used in the wrong way. The declining health of soil leads into an increased use of synthetic inputs and, in the end, to a loss of biodiversity and of agricultural land.

Carbon dioxide emissions and global warming are nowadays a serious concern to the planet. Whereas common plastic production requires a net introduction of carbon to the ecosphere, the CO2 released by bioplastics initially comes from the Biomass. So these are potentially of carbon neutral in its life cycle.