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At HyaPak, we use one environmental problem to solve another. We turn water hyacinth, the world’s most invasive aquatic weed, into biodegradable packaging that looks, feels, and performs like plastic, then quietly returns to soil (or water). See how it works Talk to us Hyacinth + Packaging· Biodegrades in 3–12 months· Made at Egerton University, Kenya· Seedling bags · plates · tumblers · wrappers· Green jobs for lakeside communities· Climate action, grown from a weed· A freshwater blue-economy venture· As seen on CNN · BBC · AP· Hyacinth + Packaging· Biodegrades in 3–12 months· Made at Egerton University, Kenya· Seedling bags · plates · tumblers · wrappers· Green jobs for lakeside communities· Climate action, grown from a weed· A freshwater blue-economy venture· As seen on CNN · BBC · AP· Scroll 01The unlikely pair Two of the world’s worst pollution problems. One unlikely solution. APlastic waste 0 tonnes / day in Nairobi alone Only 45% of it is recycled (World Bank). Single-use plastics are responsible for roughly 1.5% of all global greenhouse-gas emissions, a quiet driver of climate change, and they outlast the bottle, the bag, the wrapper by centuries. BWater hyacinth 0 countries affected globally The world’s most problematic aquatic weed. It floats on water and blocks navigation and fishing, chokes drainage and hydropower, starves the water of oxygen until fish and biodiversity collapse, and breeds mosquitoes in fresh water bodies globally. [A] + [B] What if one mess could clean up the other? One mess solves the other. Harvest the weed. Extract its cellulose. Mold the future of packaging. 02Our story Why we do this. FIG.01 · Lake Naivasha · HyaPak field team HyaPak started, quite literally, by getting stuck. A group of Egerton University students trapped for five hours in a dense mat of water hyacinth on Lake Naivasha. That afternoon framed two problems in the same body of water: an invasive weed strangling the lake, and the plastic waste piling up on its shore. We started asking a research question out of curiosity; WHAT IF one problem could one solve the other? What began as a final-year project is now a team of engineers, designers, community members and lab researchers building packaging that looks, feels and performs like plastic, grown from the very weed clogging the lake. — The HyaPak team Egerton University · Nakuru, Kenya 03How it works From lake to shelf,in four steps. 01 Harvest 01 / 04 Harvest from the lake. Fishermen and fisherwomen and lakeside communities around the affected waterbodies pull the hyacinth weeds from the water. This creates additional income for them, green jobs, and a real economic incentive to keep the lake clear. · Lake Naivasha & Victoria· Community-led· Green jobs 02 / 04 Sun-dry and mill. The biomass is laid out to dry in the equatorial sun, then mechanically crushed into a fine, fibrous flour. No heat-intensive industrial drying, just sunlight, air and a low-energy mill. · Sun-powered· Low-energy mill· Zero waste 03 / 04 Extract the cellulose. Inside our workshops, cellulose is extracted from the fibre and blended with our proprietary plant-based binders and additives. The recipe tunes for rigidity, flex, moisture and heat depending on the end use. · Proprietary binders· Tunable· Plant-only inputs 04 / 04 Mould the new plastic. The composite is moulded into seedling bags, plates, tumblers, wrappers and custom packaging that are drop-in replacements for fossil-fuel plastics. At end of life, it biodegrades back to soil in custom time, between 3 to 12 months. · Drop-in shape· 3–12 month biodegrade· Soil-safe 04Use cases Looks like plastic.Behaves like compost. We mould to spec. Drop-in replacements for the everyday plastics in food, beauty, e-commerce and retail, without the centuries of afterlife. P-01 · Flagship Seedling bags & wrappers Planted with the seedling, no unwrapping. Decomposes in ~6 months, releases nutrients, and lifts seedling growth rates by 21–23%. Used in Kenya’s Jaza Miti reforestation drive. P-02 Parcel packaging Courier-grade mailers and parcel wraps for e-commerce and logistics. P-03 · Cold-chain Carton linings & sheets Goes inside food cartons to keep produce fresh over long-haul transport, without refrigeration. Cuts cold-chain emissions, extends shelf-life. P-04 · Floral Flower & gift wrap Decorative biodegradable sheets for florists, gifting and retail. Performs like cellophane and returns to soil instead of landfill. P-05 · Bespoke Custom builds Bring us your existing plastic part or CAD. We’ll come back with a tooling plan, a sample, and a price per unit. Tunable fiber-to-binder ratios for rigid or flexible end use. 05Made in Kenya Green jobs.Clean water.Less plastic. A circular, community-led model that joins the blue economy to climate action — cleaner lakes, restored biodiversity, durable livelihoods, and measurable progress against several of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. 0+ ac of water hyacinth cleared from Lake Naivasha 0+ fishing-economy families benefitting 0kg CO₂ offset per seedling wrapper compared to regular plastics 0mo average time for the bag to fully decompose into soil FOR PEOPLE AND FOR PLANET 06At the highest level From the lake to State House. HyaPak’s biodegradable seedling bag presented to Kenya’s Head of State, H.E. President William Ruto by founder Joseph Nguthiru, and the team from Egerton University as part of Kenya’s Jaza Miti reforestation programme to plant 15 billion trees by 2032. PHOTO © STATE HOUSE KENYA 07Partners & pilots Shaping and shipping how packaging looks like. Our material is already being harvested, planted and shipped alongside the organisations rethinking how landscapes are restored and how goods are packed in forestry and agriculture, FMCG, and logistic services.  Kenya Defence Forces Kenya Forest Service KEFRI Jaza Miti One Tree Planted Greens for Africa Plant Village Katush Egerton University Kenya Defence Forces Kenya Forest Service KEFRI Jaza Miti One Tree Planted One Acre Fund Plant Village DHL Kenya Egerton University 08Awards & recognition A small labwith a long shelf. HyaPak is recognized and trusted in sustainability, manufacturing and innovation around the world, from Nairobi to Dubai and the UN General Assembly. UNEP Young Champion of the Earth United Nations Environment Programme & Planet A