Cáscara

Cáscara is a local initiative, with three years of gestation dedicated to the commercialization of biodegradable packaging.

The project consists of the start-up of a factory of biodegradable products, using discarded organic materials that are common in this area, like Agave and nopal.

The pollution generated by plastic disposables, which represent 50% of the waste produced in Mexico, is maintained in nature for more than 500 years. Only in Aguascalientes more than 1000 tons of garbage are generated per day, so the reduction of the use of plastic in the habit of consumption of people and businesses is crucial to reduce the environmental footprint and the adverse effects of climate change

The benefit of reducing the use of plastic will be reflected in the survival of the human being.

Each package and plastic bottle that is discarded will be in the environment for hundreds of years.

The main alternative to reduce the environmental impact is to reduce its use and replace it with biodegradable products that are made of easily accessible raw materials.

The project consists of the start-up of a factory of biodegradable products, using discarded organic materials that are common in this area, like Agave and nopal.

These products will be degraded in compost in a period of 240 days, reincorporating to the environment without major affectations.

The technology to be able to manufacture them will be generated locally, identifying the appropriate formula in the materials, generating the machines with local engineers, and distributing the products in Mexico and throughout the world.

The technology and formulas will be open and can be shared and replicated within the MIT program, to share the benefits.

Innovation consists of recovering abandoned spaces and offering them in special conditions to people who require a home.

Resources will be generated for the purchase and sale of the properties, however the main objective is not the economic, but to solve a social need.

The task can link governments, companies and society to improve coexistence in cities

The implementation of technology is found in the web platform to link abandoned houses and people who have the characteristics required by the program.

Information will be compiled and statistics will be generated to analyze the results.

On the other hand, in the homes that are restored, the essential connectivity technologies can be installed to improve their quality of life

Because as time passes in the cities, it is more common for the population and poverty rates to increase.

It is increasingly difficult for the poor to generate wealth or acquire property.

Similarly, there are common areas of abandoned houses in all cities.

It is an almost obvious solution to generate a contracted link between both problems to improve the quality of life of the people.

Only in Aguascalientes, there are more than fifty thousand abandoned houses. That problem in common in the cities in Mexico. On the other hand, more than 40 million people are in poverty. 

The program is an opportunity for these people to have a decent home at an affordable price. 

If the program is viable in Aguascalientes, it can be replicated throughout Mexico and other countries in the world.

Only in Aguascalientes, there are more than fifty thousand abandoned houses. That problem in common in the cities in Mexico. On the other hand, more than 40 million people are in poverty. 

The program is an opportunity for these people to have a decent home at an affordable price. 

If the program is viable in Aguascalientes, it can be replicated throughout Mexico and other countries in the world.

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