Three London-based industrial design student's recently created Ooho, a "blob-like water container that is easy to make, cheap, strong, hygienic, biodegradable, and edible." The water is contained in a double membrane via spherification, a way to shape liquids into spheres. The compound used to create the Ooho is made from brown algae and calcium chloride, which forms a gel sphere to encase the water. Rodrigo Garcia Gonzalez, one of the developers behind the product, states that 80% of all plastic bottles are not recycled. This is not healthy for the Earth or the businesses that produce the bottles, as creating the plastic bottle is the most expensive step in bottling water. The Ooho can be created for just 2 cents and results in no waste product after being consumed.
Think of an egg yolk; now picture it clear and filled with water. That is exactly what the Ooho looks like. The difference is that the Ooho is stronger as it uses a double membrane to contain the water while an egg yolk holds its shape with a thin membrane. This is a revolutionary product that has the ability to play a major role is curbing pollution. However, there are some uncertainties, as packaging and distribution still need to be worked out to keep the Ooho clean throughout the whole process. All in all, I believe it will be years before the Ooho hits the shelves but when it does, it will take the bottling industry by storm. If you do not want to wait for that to happen, you can cook the packaging in your home through modifying the recipe.
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