The Spanish startup presents an innovative circular business model to stand out in the ever-growing bioplastics sector with its on-site smart-waste container and garbage-consuming bacteria
When the co-founders of Barcelona-based biotech startup VEnvirotech got together in 2017, they didn’t just want to create bioplastics that were 100% biodegradable. They wanted to build a highly-scalable and circular business model that would enable the production of bioplastics onsite from organic wastes generated by large corporations.VEnvirotec’s technology comprises the company’s trademarked mobile smart-waste container, the VE-Box, and its contents – bioplastic-producing, garbage-consuming bacteria. The bacteria eliminate 97% of organic matter and produce the raw ingredient for the bioplas...