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These High-Tech Bottles Decompose in 180 Days

This Kerala startup has developed bottles that decompose in just 180 days! Made from sugarcane and corn-derived PLA, these 100% biodegradable bottles—caps and labels included—offer a powerful alternative to single-use plastic. With support from the Kerala government, Green Bio is already scaling its solution, aiming to eliminate plastic bottles across India and beyond.

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Agriculture
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Biodegradable Packaging
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Kerala

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100% biodegradable bottles

that fully decompose in 180 days under ideal conditions.

Renewable sources

like sugarcane and corn are used to make the bioplastics, leaving only CO₂, water, and biomass behind.

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