After the fight against plastic and pollution become a quest sustainable lifestyle, some young innovators from Latin America come with extraordinary ideas that will transform our living way for a better world. Check the enthusiastic young leaders and their great idea to change the world:
- Scott Munguía and bioplastics from avocado seeds; The young Mexican chemical engineer discovered in 2011 that the avocado seed contains a biopolymer similar to the one present in corn, which is used to produce bioplastic. According to Munguía, 300,000 tonnes of avocado seeds are discarded annually in Mexico, an estimated 20 percent of the global demand for bioplastics. So far, Biofase reaches 11 countries in Latin America. Along with other plastics made from food waste, Biofase’s bioplastics could help meet the growing demand for plastics without hampering progress in the fight against hunger.
- Inty Grønneberg and Turbines to save our oceans; This young Ecuadorian innovator designed several types of turbines capable of filtering and collecting plastics from bodies of water, thus preventing them to end up in the oceans. The turbines designed by Grønneberg, through his company called Ichtion, can collect up to 80 tonnes of plastic from rivers every day. They can be installed on any boat and pick up plastic waste during navigation.
- Roberto Astete and Cristian Olivares and Water-soluble bags; these Chilean start-up founders presented a plastic bag that dissolves in water in just a few minutes, they raised many eyebrows. According to Olivares, Solubags uses limestone instead of oil by-products. The chemical formula of Solubags contains polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), a material found by Astete and Olivares while analyzing biodegradable detergent capsules.
- A group of students, graduates, and professors from the ORT University Uruguay and The Uruguayan House; the Uruguayan House called La Casa Uruguaya is a sustainable and intelligent housing project inspired by bioclimatic architecture and equipped with technology that can reduce energy consumption while offering a sustainable and accessible lifestyle. They claimed that the insulation prevents heat and cold from entering. The house is self-supplied with solar energy, notifies inhabitants of energy misuses, has a water reuse system, and sensors that help to regulate temperature, humidity, or lighting.
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Sources: UN Environment Programme (https://www.unenvironment.org/)
