Natural plastic replacements,
made naturally.
Plastic, reimagined
Much of the plastic washed up on Pacific Island beaches has a "Made in New Zealand" label on it. We are on a journey to transform New Zealand manufactured plastics into biodegradable biopolymers.
We are focused on natural plastic replacements, made naturally. Our particular focus is PHA. PHA has been produced in nature for billions of years. It is a material that exists in humans, other animals and plants. Using bacteria alchemy wild, non-GMO bacteria are introduced to natural feedstocks. PHA is harvested and purified from the resulting fermentation.
Let's turn off the tap on oil-based plastic production and turn on the tap for marine biodegradable packaging and products. We'd love it if you could join us on the journey to clean up the Pacific and invite you to join our Ocean Alliance. As a member of the Ocean Alliance you will receive a quarterly newsletter on progress being made in New Zealand to help clean up our Pacific Ocean. The newsletter includes practical suggestions on what you can do now to help in the clean-up.
Why
We don’t need to use oil to make products and packaging. PHA has been produced by nature for billions of years. It’s a material made naturally, which exists in humans, animals and plants. When treated correctly it can be transformed into bio-based, natural polymers that can break down in harmony with our environment and ecosystems. Currently, oil is used to make the majority of plastics we see in our daily lives. We also have a plastic waste problem which is contributing to climate change, loss of biodiversity and degrading our environment. We can use renewable resources instead of oil, to create natural polymers. Plentyful exists to offer a solution for right now, to turn off the tap for oil-based plastic production and create a reality where ‘waste’ does not exist. It simply makes sense.
Our Technology
The process used is a valuable climate mitigation strategy that makes up the basis of our natural bio-materials. At Plentyful we produce revolutionary, high-performing, compostable and biodegradable alternatives to oil-based plastics.
Using bacteria-powered alchemy we use natural materials as feedstock to create biopolymers. Our materials are naturally occurring polymers that have characteristics similar to petroleum-derived polymers making them a highly-adaptable, non-toxic, and compostable replacement for oil-based plastics.
Our Plentyful materials are made naturally by wild, non-GMO bacteria. Plentyful materials are inherently more degradable than other materials allowing them to be ‘digested’ in natural ecosystems, should they end up there.
Plentyful possibilities
Our natural polymers perform like oil-based plastics, but are materials made and found in nature, like cellulose or starch.
Plentyful has the ability to take natural materials and use science to replicate existing oil-based plastics. We can create Plentyful PHA resin and offer bespoke Plentyful PHA blends. Our material can be used in existing plastic production machinery to make products that give us all of the positives of traditional plastic, but none of the negatives.
Plentyful utilises in-house tooling capabilities to rapidly prototype and create solutions for your product requirements.
After use, our material can be recycled or composted allowing you to create products for a circular economy. If the material does not end up in a commercial system, they can either harmlessly degrade in the environment or break down naturally in a home compost.
Learn about our natural plastic replacements.
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Our PHA is certified marine degradable
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Our PHA is certified home compostable by DIN CERTO
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Our PHA is food safe
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