I mentioned awhile back that some kid for a science fair experiment succeeded where so many have failed in an effort to rid our planet of plastic.  Don’t get me wrong…modern plastics are without a doubt one of the things that keeps many products easily produced and usable but when it’s time to dispose of them, they are a plague to the planet.  Plastic bags are a particular danger as they’re mass produced, used for damn near everything and by everyone.

Well, some companies are taking this further by producing plastic packaging that dissolves easily (although not very quickly) in water and can be flushed down the toilet.  This post on Environmental Graffiti tell of the packaging which is as strong as any other plastic bag but dissolves away in warm water into components that aren’t harmful.  Personally, I was a bit skeptical but after seeing this video…well, as you can see, that bag is all but gone.

Actually, apparently there’s not even the need for water as the bag will naturally dissolves if you just toss it in your compost heap.  It says it should stand up to the rain since they don’t want products getting wet if it’s wrapped in this stuff and left outside by the postman which is why they design it for warm water…but heck, in some parts of the world like Taipei, the rain is almost hot during the summer.

If this goes into mass production, this will be a huge step in reducing the millions of pounds of waste the world sees in our landfills each year just simply from plastic packaging around all our various products.  Here’s to hoping this makes it to market sooner rather than later.