10/09/2026
Microplastics are everywhere right now: in the headlines, and increasingly in us.
Microplastics are pieces of plastic smaller than 5 millimeters. Plastic doesn’t disappear when it breaks down, it only gets smaller. These fragments carry chemicals from manufacturing and overtime pick up others from the environment.
They’ve been found in the water we drink, the food we eat, the air we breathe and even human blood. Researchers suspect they may harm reproductive, digestive and respiratory health, and may lead to lung and colon cancer.
Recycling was supposed to be the solution. But only about 9% of plastic created has ever been recycled, and most plastic can only be reused a few times before it degrades too much to use.
At būmi, we’re not trying to build better plastic. We’re building a different material.
Our products are made from upcycled agricultural biowaste and microbe edible polymers. They’re built to hold up like conventional plastic while they’re in use, then soil microbes break them down completely. No microplastics, no forever chemicals, nothing left behind but healthy soil.
From the earth to the earth.
Learn more at https://www.bumigro.com/learn