A group of entrepreneurs want to introduce an inexpensive but organic additive to the plastic used in Hong Kong which they claim will slash the time it takes for the waste to biodegrade in landfills.
And café chain Pacific Coffee may be their first major client.
About a fifth of all Hong Kong’s municipal solid waste sent to landfill is plastic, the second biggest portion after food. Most of it is disposable cutlery, packaging, toys, bags and bottles.
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