Most plastic bags, bottles, and straws are used only once, but take centuries to degrade. Due to mismanaged consumer and industrial waste disposal, much of this material ends up in our oceans, contaminating wildlife habitats and affecting hundreds of marine species.

As recognition of a global plastic waste crisis grows, two Chileans have developed what they see as a promising solution: plastic bags that dissolve in water.

“We want to emulate one-time-use plastic products, transforming them into environment-friendly products that any person can eliminate at the end of their useful lifespan,” says Roberto Astete, cofounder and co-CEO of the Chilean company Solubag.

Read the full article about fighting plastic pollution with dissolving bags by Camila Cornejo Schilling at Stanford Social Innovation Review.