Kevin Kumala has created a bag from cassava starch that is 100% biodegradable and even edible. To prove that the bag is totally natural he dissolved part of it in a lukewarm glass of water and ...

Moreover, the discovery could help to alleviate the global problem of plastic waste polluting ... The team used starch contained in cassava, a raw material for tapioca, and cellulose contained ...

The pulp of cassava is pressed to remove starch, then manually processed, dried, and steamed before being sold in local markets, typically in plastic bags containing a single ball of attiéké.