HyaPak

Here's what we get asked mostly and how we answer

If we were you, we'd ask the same questions too!​

What is the origin of the name HyaPak?

A wordplay of Hyacinth + Packaging 

What are your main products?

Our main products are biodegradable seedling bags used in agriculture and tree planting. 

We also have a wide range of products for product packaging, and consumables, and eateries like plates and tumblers.  All alternatives to regular single-use plastics.

Do your products really biodegrade?

YES. Big YES. Within 3 to 12 months of discarding, expect to see that product gone…like really gone for good. The timeline variation depends on what we intend the product to do. Its use case.

Which countries do you sell to?

Currently, we are predominantly and selling in Kenya, and shipping to Germany and USA. We also have something going on in El-Salvador and India

Where can I buy your products?

Reach out to us and our sales team will be right back to help service your orders

Why do you have to remove water hyacinth?

 Water hyacinth is the world’s most problematic aquatic weed, affecting more than 70 countries globally. Some economic challenges posed by water hyacinth include blocking navigation, fishing, destroying marine life, obstructing drainage, irrigation, and Hydroelectric power production (HEP), providing breeding grounds for mosquitoes with increased malaria risks, making water bodies unusable for recreational use, and destroying beach facilities.


On the other hand, disposable single-use plastic products lead to land and marine pollution and are responsible for 1.5% of greenhouse gas emissions. Nairobi alone produces an estimated 480 tons of plastic waste daily and only 45% is recycled, according to World Bank

Wouldn’t it be cool to use one solution to solve the other?

How do you source for your raw material?

We obtain water hyacinth from Lake Naivasha, and Lake Victoria in Kenya, with the help of fishermen from the affected lakeside communities. We create for them green jobs and provide an extra source of income through doing this.

What if all water hyacinth comes to an end?

Water hyacinth is the most problematic aquatic weed in the world. If we manage to deal with it, we’ll probably win a Nobel Prize. 

Where are you based and can I come and visit?

We are based at Egerton University, Nakuru, Kenya.

You can visit, after setting up a date with us at our Contact Us page

What is Adopt A River all about?

In Adopt a River, we mobilize people at community level to clean up a section of a river running beside their community. In one weekend, we clean up about 10-20 metres, as we teach them on the importance of environment restoration and sustainability. 

Can you make for me a new kind of biodegradable packaging for my products?

Probably. If it is an interesting packaging challenge that needs to be made sustainable, we’ll probably be down for it. Reach out to us and let’s talk more about it.

Are you hiring?

Yes…and No…

We may not always have positions, but we are constantly looking for talent, if the talent is good enough. Shoot your shot. If we do not have an opening now, we may have it sometime down the line and we will give you a call. But you will get a reply.

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