David Christian, founder of Evoware certainly thinks so. Evoware is a socially responsible enterprise that elevates an environmentally friendly lifestyle and provides innovative value to urban society. Their mission is to create innovative solutions from seaweed to solve plastic waste issue, while increasing the livelihood of Indonesia’s seaweed farmers.
Why they do what they do
Environmental Issues
- Indonesia is the world’s second biggest plastic waste contributor to the ocean
- 90% of plastic waste go into the ocean; 70% of that waste comes from food and beverage packaging
- There will be more plastic than fish in the sea by 2050
- 25% of fish in Indonesian market are contaminated by plastic
Seaweed Farmer Issues
- A large volume of seaweed production is not used/oversupply
- Most seaweed farmers are poor due to a long marketing chain and loan sharks
- 5 of the 6 poorest provinces in Indonesia are actually producing seaweed
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