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Technology Cuts Plastic Decomposition from 500 Years to Three Months

K-Beauty brand Siita shares plastic decomposition technology with the beauty industry.

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By: TOM BRANNA

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Siita, a global skincare brand from South Korea, says it has developed a microorganism technology to speed up plastic decomposition. The move makes Siita, the first and only zero-waste company to treat its own plastic waste, according to the company. The technology, unveiled last September, accelerates the plastic decomposition process—shortening it from 500 years to 3 months, the company said. The Siita research team designed the system that can maintain the constant degradation conditions i...

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