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An Australian eco-tech startup that created a plastic-free bag that dissolves in hot water in seconds and breaks down in the earth within months has beaten 900 others to win Bupa’s Eco-Disruptive Sustainability Award 2023, which comes as Coles announces its final deadline for plastic bags.
Sydney-based Cassava Bags Australia’s net zero range of plastic-free, non-toxic bags are made from cassava starch, a flour-like nutty powder created from drying and grounding a cassava root vegetable (which is also used to make tapioca flour).
Cassava Bags Australia’s “president of purpose” Bruce Rossi said the cassava is added to organic components including plant-based bio-resin to make a biodegradable film that is “as strong and durable as traditional plastic bags, but without the harmful environmental impact”.
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