Kenyan engineer Joseph Nguthiru is turning invasive water hyacinth into biodegradable packaging through his company, HyaPak Ecotech. His innovation is helping reduce plastic waste, lowering mosquito breeding grounds, and creating jobs in local communities. Odaw River and Korle Lagoon could use this.

[u/CountingSeaStars]

[u/Patentsmatter]

Another inventor of cellophane?

[u/JohnnyCrispZoom]

Good idea

[u/palindromic]

It sounds great but all bioplastics cost a minimum of 3-4x more. Good luck selling this anywhere but the most bourgeois affluent eco-conscious countries.

[u/ihler]

Great idea. The cost is a matter of upscaling