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Entrepreneur Turns Sugarcane Fiber into Eco Friendly Packaging and Catering Disposables
in disease outbreaks due to overflows emanating from blocked sewer pipes.
By Shaban Ahab
According to Mochama, Eco centric biodegradable tableware, bakeware and packaging are designed for convenience and single use, but without the environmental impact. Unlike conventional single-use plastic products which may linger in landfills and oceans, our products are biodegradable, compostable and recyclable.
Eco centric biodegradable uses a variety of waste streams to create compostable and recyclable crockery designed for convenient singleuse
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wo years ago, the Cabinet secretary for Environment and Natural Resources gazetted the ban on plastics in a move to curb environmental pollution.
The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has since then embarked on the enforcement of the said ban. Indeed, this was a great move to save
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the country from plastic bags menace that has negatively affected the environment, as well as other sectors of the economy.
In the recent time, environmental pollution has reached worrying levels, not only in Kenya, but the world at large. Kenya in particular has witnessed plastic bag wastes clogging sewerage lines, which often result
However, for the lovers of the environment, and goodwill from some quarters, NEMA is at the forefront of cracking this riddle. One entrepreneur, Sammy Mochama, has invented ecofriendly packaging and catering disposables that are environmentally safe. The packaging materials are made from sugarcane fiber and are completely biodegradable.
These products are made from sugarcane fiber and turn into manure after disposal.
