Kamak: A Biodegradable and compostable approach towards Emergency Food packaging

Abstract

Pakistan is one of the countries which is blessed with natural resources as well as agricultural lands. With that comes the climate extreme conditions in the same region.Earthquakes,floods, droughts Tsunami and cyclones are the types of natural disasters Pakistan faces once in a year or so. As to mentioned the most dangerous season is From Mid of July to end of September the season of Monsoon is one of the most disastrous seasons in the country. Pakistan faces floods as a natural disaster every year in this season. With that comes the living and financial casualties. The victims of flood are mostly people from rural areas of Pakistan and thus are mostly affected by it. Stuck in that particular situation affected people faces problems like sheltering, food availability, transportation and communication. Relief packages that are then transported to these people contains basic life supplies. But the problem lies where these supplies doesn't have suitable packaging and a lot of damage is caused in the supply chain process of these supplies. Also, the afterlife impact of this packaging when disposed of causes a lot of arising problems for environment which includes clogging, harmful fumes when burned and an excessive amount of plastic consumption. Project Karnak introduces a biodegradable and compostable packagaing made up off bagasse (residue of sugarcane), a 100% natural material to carter the issue of non-friendly environment material's packaging in EFP.