This Microbe-Made Material is Replacing Plastics

[0:00]This isn't plastic. This is Vivomer. What is Vivomer? Vivomer is a biomaterial made by fermenting soil microbes, kind of like making kombucha. We melt it into a spaghetti, chop them into pellets, and feed those pellets into machines that would otherwise make plastic products. So, yeah, we are directly replacing plastic. Vivomer is home compostable. When it's thrown away, it breaks down in soil just like a banana peel. It's as if nature finally got tired of us humans polluting everything and handed us a better, healthier version of plastic. What can it be used for? Well, pretty much anything. Right now, here at Shellworks, we make bottles, jars, pipet droppers, all kinds of packaging. But really, we can make almost anything out of Vivomer. Got an idea? Shoot us a message and let's work together on a cooler plastic-free future.