Addressing the Plastic Crisis with Living Materials
The world produces over 400 million tonnes of plastic annually — most of it packaging, most of it single-use and almost none of it truly recycled. The environmental cost is catastrophic: ocean pollution, microplastic contamination, greenhouse gas emissions from production and incineration.
Prolifera's mycelium packaging is grown, not manufactured, from agricultural waste that would otherwise be burned or buried. It's fully biodegradable in 45–90 days under home compost conditions — and it sequesters carbon during growth.
Turning Waste into Resource
Rice straw, sawdust, bagasse, crop husks and agro-industrial waste become the substrate for our packaging — cleaning up farm waste streams while creating high-value products.
Fully Biodegradable — Not Just Recyclable
Our materials decompose in home compost within 45–90 days, versus 400+ years for EPS foam and conventional plastic packaging. No special facility required.
Reducing Scope 3 Emissions
We help companies reduce their packaging-related carbon emissions and meet sustainability pledges and net-zero commitments across their supply chains.
Ending Stubble Burning
By purchasing crop residue from farmers for our substrate, we help reduce the practice of stubble burning — a major source of particulate pollution and CO₂ across India.
