Footprint Hais Kom Ditch koj cov ntim yas

Muaj ib tug fascinating twist rau keeb kwm zaj dab neeg ntawm Hneev taw, Gilbert, Arizona-raws li tus tsim ntawm fiber ntau ntim cov kev daws teeb meem, uas tau tsim nyob rau hauv 2014 nrog lub hom phiaj ntawm innovating tshiab lwm txoj rau yas-raws li cov zaub mov ntim. Lub zog rau lub hom phiaj ntawd tsis yog los ntawm kev lag luam zaub mov thiab dej haus lossis lub ntiaj teb ntim khoom, tab sis los ntawm kev lag luam microchip. "Kuv siv 15 xyoo ntawm Intel," said Troy Swope, co-founder thiab CEO ntawm Footprint. “Qhov ntawd tseem ceeb rau zaj dab neeg no. Peb muaj ntau tshaj 100 engineers, thiab lub hauv paus ntawm pab pawg yog los ntawm Intel. Nws yog lub hauv paus rau peb yog leej twg - peb tsis yog los ntawm kev lag luam uas peb cuam tshuam. Peb zoo li dawm mus rau cov yas tawm hauv [lub computer nti] wafers, thiab qhov ntawd coj peb mus rau qhov xav tau kom tau cov yas tawm ntawm cov zaub mov. "

Lub tuam txhab tau loj hlob los ntawm nws thawj ob tus neeg ua haujlwm, tus tsim Swope thiab nws cov phooj ywg Intel engineering alum Yoke Chung, tam sim no Footprint's CTO, mus rau ntau dua 2,600 tus neeg ua haujlwm puv sijhawm hnub no. Hneev taw muaj cov chaw uas suav nrog nws lub hauv paus hauv Arizona, R & D chaw thiab chaw tsim khoom, European R & D lub hauv paus hauv Eindhoven, Netherlands, thiab qhov chaw tsim khoom thib ob hauv Mexicali, Mexico. Qhov kev loj hlob ntawd tau txais kev txhawb nqa los ntawm kev lag luam los ntawm cov npe loj xws li Unilever, Tyson Foods, Procter thiab Gamble, Nestlé, Quaker Oats thiab Conagra. Lub tuam txhab tau tawm mus rau qhov pib muaj zog hauv 2022, nrog rau thawj peb lub hlis twg cov nyiaj tau los nce 133% xyoo dhau los, thiab cov nyiaj tau los ntawm kev ua kom tau raws li lub tuam txhab lub hom phiaj rau xyoo ntawm $ 135 lab.

Cov neeg tsim khoom paub thaum lawv nyuam qhuav pib tias lawv yuav muaj lawv txoj haujlwm txiav tawm rau lawv los sib tw hauv lub ntiaj teb nyuaj ntawm CPG ntim. Swope hais tias "Plastic ua haujlwm zoo ua kom cov zaub mov muaj kev nyab xeeb, thiab nws pheej yig," Swope hais. “Peb paub tias peb yuav tsum tuaj thiab sib tw nrog cov yas tam sim ntawd. Peb kuj tau paub ua ntej tias yog tias qhov khoom no sawv cev rau tus nqi tseem ceeb, nws yuav tsis muaj kev cuam tshuam loj rau lub ntiaj teb. "

Lawv tau saib ntau yam ntaub ntawv ua ntej daws lawv cov kev daws teeb meem fiber ntau tam sim no. "Thaum ntxov peb saib PHAs [polyhydroxyalkanoates, los yog compostable bioplastics]," Swope piav qhia. “Peb tseem tab tom saib algae, tab sis nws muaj dej ntau dhau. Peb pom tias kev siv lub thawv rov ua dua tshiab raws li cov khoom siv raw txhais tau tias muaj kev cuam tshuam loj ntxiv rau ib puag ncig. " Footprint cov kev daws teeb meem tam sim no suav nrog kev siv cov thawv ntim khoom siv rov ua dua tshiab nrog rau cov ntaub ntawv nkauj xwb los ntawm ntau qhov chaw, thiab tag nrho cov ntaub ntawv tsim tau tshwj xeeb tsim los siv los yog composted.

Ib qho ntawm Footprint qhov kev yeej thaum ntxov tuaj txog xyoo 2017. "Peb tau ua haujlwm nrog Conagra ntawm lawv cov lag luam khov," Swope hais. Qhov ntawd ua rau Footprint cov nroj tsuag-raws li molded fiber ntau lub tais tau txais rau Conagra's Healthy Choice Power Bowls kab noj mov. "Tam sim no Conagra muaj kev lag luam khov thiab loj hlob tuaj. Cov neeg siv khoom tsis xav microwave plastics - tshwj xeeb tshaj yog Millennial thiab Gen Z cov neeg siv khoom. "

Ib feem ntawm qhov kev yeej yog nyob rau hauv tus nqi kev sib tw uas tus tsim tau txheeb xyuas thaum ntxov. Swope hais tias "Thaum peb pib, peb cov khoom yog nyob ntawm tus nqi tsib xees piv rau cov yas," Swope hais. "Tam sim no peb raug nqi sib tw piv rau cov yas nrog lub sijhawm los ua tus nqi txuag raws li tus nqi ntawm cov yas tseem nce ntxiv."

Swope pom lwm qhov txiaj ntsig loj ua si rau Footprint qhov kev nyiam rau yav tom ntej. "Tam sim no peb muaj ntau dua 3,000 yam ntawm peb txoj kev lag luam nyob rau hauv patent lossis nrog patent thov rau, suav nrog peb cov ntaub ntawv thiab cov txheej txheem," nws hais. “Peb qhov kev tsim khoom kuj yog qhov yeej. Peb muaj 1.8 lab square feet ntawm qhov chaw thiab ntau pua kab teeb tsa. Peb tau xaj 200 kab ib zaug. Peb tab tom nrhiav ib qho tseem ceeb backlog, thiab yuav yog rau kaum xyoo tom ntej. "

Txawm niaj hnub no kev lag luam nyuaj ib puag ncig tuaj yeem yog qhov ntxiv rau Footprint. "Hauv kev lag luam nyuaj, cov tuam txhab xws li Conagra ua tau zoo thaum tib neeg noj cov zaub mov tseem ceeb hauv tsev ntau dua," Swope hais. Tab sis qhov ntawd kuj sawv cev rau lub tuam txhab qhov teeb meem loj tshaj plaws thiab. "Peb paub tias peb qhov kev thov yuav loj hlob tuaj, thiab peb yuav tsum nrawm qhov peb tab tom ua kom tau raws li qhov kev thov ntawd. Nws yuav yog qhov kev sib tw loj heev, tab sis peb yog cov neeg siv khoom xav tau thiab tau cog lus txhawb nqa peb cov neeg siv khoom xav tau. Peb tab tom nyob rau hauv tus txheej txheem ntawm kev noj Footprint pej xeem uas yuav tso cai rau peb nce lub peev peb xav tau kom ceev peb cov lag luam kom tau raws li cov neeg siv khoom xav tau. "

Tseem, nws yog raws nraim li ob tus tsim tau tom qab thaum lawv pib tag nrho. Swope tau hais tias "Peb muaj peev xwm nqa cov khoom pov tseg ua liaj ua teb thiab hloov lawv mus rau kev hloov cov yas," Swope tau hais. "Qhov twg peb tau ua tus thawj tswj hwm qhov chaw tam sim no yog nyob rau hauv lub tsev muag khoom kom ntev lub neej txee. Peb muaj sijhawm ntawm McDonald's thiab Starbucks ib yam nkaus. Thiab peb muaj cov thev naus laus zis los txhawb feem ntau ntawm cov khw muag khoom loj. " Footprint cov thawv ntim tam sim no txhawb nqa cov khoom noj khov, tsim khoom, cov khoom noj ceev ceev, thiab cov khoom noj npaj txhij. Lawv kuj ua khob thiab hau, cov tais hauv khw muag khoom, thiab lub khob ruaj khov.

"Peb cia siab tias yuav raug lees paub tias yog ib lub tuam txhab zoo tshaj plaws nyob rau ntawd," nws hais ntxiv. "Muaj tsuas yog ib qho US polypropylene recycler. Aluminium yog touted raws li kev hloov pauv, tab sis nws siv ntau lub zog rau kev tsim khoom. Peb tau txais cov yas tawm ntawm peb lub cev, thiab tshem tawm cov yas siv ib zaug. "

Lawv tsis muaj lub tswv yim los nres nrog lawv cov kev lag luam tam sim no, ib yam nkaus. "Peb tab tom tsim lub Hoobkas hauv tebchaws Poland tam sim no," Swope ntxiv. "Peb cia siab tias yuav kaw ntawm qhov chaw thib ob hauv tebchaws Poland lub caij ntuj sov no. Thiab peb yuav nyob hauv Canada tom ntej. "