Chitofarm

A first-of-its-kind biodigestor for plastic waste

Award-winning design by Mary Lempres and Charlotte Böhning.

We were inspired by a small, but mighty, insect

Mealworms can safely break down soft plastics. This process, called “biodigestion,” occurs when petroleum-based materials are fully decomposed by nature.

Chitofarm facilitates this natural process

We created a system to reimagine product afterlives, transforming packaging waste into fertilizer in a week.

Chitofarm is a modular, multi-tier unit for farming mealworms on a diet of plastic waste

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