Mi Terro Takes Clothing to a New Level
Robert Luo is a wizard in the biotech industry, He founded Mi Terro, a biotech business that concocts protein fiber from disposed of milk waste. His innovation has the potential to disrupt the fabric industry, and is a game-changer for two industry sectors.
Robert first observed the problem on his uncle’s farm in China, that a lot of dairy – bucket after bucket – was discarded.
This observation is what made him establish Mi Terro, a biotechnology company that works on reengineering leftover spoilt milk and turning it into a sustainable fiber. He strongly believed that this can be a substitute for plastic in medical, fashion, and farming industries. His idea solves the waste issue while also providing a bio-degradable alternative for plastic. This is reflected in Mi Terro’s motto, ‘Comes from Nature and Ends with No Trace’.
Mi Terro takes leftover milk from dairy farm associates and removes the fats before dewatering to change it into powdered milk which is later dissolved and purified to remove bacteria.
100% Vegetable and Plant-Based Packing Film
The company also manufactures durable and highly sustainable flexible packing materials in the hope it will eliminate plastic film manufacturing. The company and its founder envision a time when materials can be returned to nature after using them. Their film is known to leave no negative impact on the environment and for being five times cheaper than other bio-based film material. It is also compostable at home and is also ocean degradable.
Some Background
About 1.3 million tons of vegetables and food waste are trashed worldwide annually. If you take plastic packing film, up to 78 million tons are manufactured yearly. This is why Robert’s company now collecting vegan waste and reengineering making covering film.
Raw materials that usually add more tolerance like Tencel and bamboo are often expensive to manufacture when compared to cotton and other petroleum-based fibers. It is also a fact that petrochemical-based textiles have long-lasting, sweat-absorbent attributes and even offer stretchiness which eco-friendly base fabrics lack. This start-up claims to address this issue by making fibers stronger and more durable, and that their reconstituted fibre has greater moisture-wicking properties and is less expensive to manufacture than regular cotton fabric.
Learn more about https://www.miterro.com/.
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