Plastic Degradation ™

We Are

We Are

We Are

We Are

We Are

We Are

We Are

Digesting

Decomposing

Recycling

Reformulating

Reviving

Rebuilding

Breaking

Plastic
Degradation

Breaking down
every type
of plastic

Empowering

biology to

eliminate

plastic

waste

Breaking Down the Data

Research

Plastic waste
& Microplastics

Overall 2/3rds of all plastics ever produced have been released into the environment and remain there in some form.

Human
Consumption

Humans consume on avg

5+

grams of plastic
per week

Plastic
Production

yearly IMpact

275M

metric tons of plastic waste
is produced annually

Ocean
Health

Total Impact

170T

pieces of plastic have
filled our oceans

For more unfortunate Statistics

Solutions Page

Time to Decompose Plastics

Estimated Minimum and Maximum

Estimated Minimum

Estimated Maximum

Milk Carton

5 YRS

Rubber Boot Sole

40 to 80 YRS

Aluminum Can

80 to 200 YRS

Beverage Holder

200 to 450 YRS

Disposable Diaper

250 to 500 YRS

Fishing Line

600 to 650 YRS

Plastic Bag

10 to 1000 YRS

Plastic Bottle

450 to 1000 YRS

Styrofoam

500 YRS

We are
rejuvenating
nature

Plastic is a macro problem.
Breaking is the micro solution.

Our Breakthrough Discovery

We're breaking the mold when it comes to plastics on this planet.

We’ve discovered microorganisms that naturally feed off the chemicals and compounds in plastic waste by digesting and breaking them down into harmless organic matter. And now we're enhancing these microorganisms and enzymes associated with the degradation. Distributing these enhanced microorganisms and enzymes to address the decades-long accumulation of waste in our landfills and oceans.

Introducing

The Hero of our Story

Our Ground-Breaking Discovery

Microbe variants

Iterations 1 - 32

We at Harvard/ Wyss Institute, Colossal, and Breaking have identified that MICROBE X-32™ has the potential to transform the landscape of plastic pollution by accelerating the breakdown process of various types of plastics that are traditionally challenging to degrade.

Plastics, comprised of a myriad of polymers have long posed a significant environmental challenge due to their persistence in the environment.

MICROBE X-32™
MAKES TRASH
****DISAPPEAR****

"NOM"

"NOM"

"NOM"

"NOM"

"NOM"

Rubber Boot Sole

Decomposes in 40 to 80 years
without MICROBE X-32™

"NOM"

"NOM"

"NOM"

"NOM"

"NOM"

Plastic Bottle

Decomposes in 440 to 1000 years
without MICROBE X-32™

"NOM"

"NOM"

"NOM"

"NOM"

"NOM"

Aluminum Can

Decomposes in 80 to 200 years
without MICROBE X-32™

Dive

Deeper

on

our

Putting an end to

the Plasticene Era

WE'RE

We’re revolutionizing.

NEVER

We’re creating a healthier industry of plastic manufacturing.

We’re doing more than just Breaking. We’re using our data, research, developments and discoveries to build a new era of plastics with purpose.

It’s a simple idea. Creating SUSTAINABLE ALTERNATIVES. What if all new plastics were engineered to be easily consumed by MICROBE X-32™?

LOOKING

BACK

We’re revolutionizing.

We’re creating a healthier industry of plastic manufacturing.

WE'RE

NEVER

LOOKING

BACK

We’re doing more than just Breaking. We’re going to use our data, research, developments and discoveries to build a new era of plastics with purpose.

Rebuilding

Reviving

Future Earth-Saving Technologies Include

NEW BIOPLASTICS

ENHANCING BIOPLASTIC BIODEGRADABILITY

ELIMINATING PLASTICS IN FOOD WASTE

DEPOLYMERIZATION FOR CHEMICAL RECYCLING

PRODUCTION OF BIOFUELS & OTHER VALUABLE BIOMATERIALS

Founding Team

Founders

We are humans focused on engineering non-model organisms for unconventional applications.

Sukanya
Punthambaker, PH.D.

Vaskar
Gnyawali, Ph.D.

George
Church, Ph.D.

Donald
Ingber, M.D., Ph.D.

Alba
Tull

Kent
Wakeford

Ben
Lamm

FOCUSING

"We are excited to see how Colossal Biosciences has enabled our novel discovery to break away from its competitors in the plastic remediation space by developing a bioinspired technology that can degrade many types of plastics that are threatening our environment. This can be accomplished without pretreatment and the breakdown products could be used to produce other valuable materials and commodities. This is what sets Breaking apart from the field."

Donald

Ingber, M.D., Ph.D.

Ingber

Co-founder and Founding Director of the Wyss Institute at Harvard University, Judah Folkman Professor of Vascular Biology at Harvard Medical School and Boston Children's Hospital, and Hansjorg Wyss Professor of Bioinspired Engineering at Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering & Applied Sciences

"We are excited to see how Colossal Biosciences has enabled our novel discovery to break away from its competitors in the plastic remediation space by developing a bioinspired technology that can degrade many types of plastics that are threatening our environment. This can be accomplished without pretreatment and the breakdown products could be used to produce other valuable materials and commodities. This is what sets Breaking apart from the field."

Researching.

Experimenting.

Caring.

Focusing.

Targeting.

Digesting.

Decomposing.

Recycling.

Reformulating.

Reviving.

Rebuilding.

Learn More

We are
breaking
stereotypes

Learn More

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Partners

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The Church Lab at Harvard University works on research projects that are distributed in diverse areas of modern biology, such as developmental biology, neurobiology, info processing, medical genetics, genomics, gene therapy, diagnostics, chemistry & bioengineering, space biology & space genetics, and ecosystems.

Colossal Biosciences is the world’s first and only de-extinction company. The efforts at Colossal have helped create revolutionary spinoff innovations, form new companies and expand the boundaries of what is possible.

The Wyss Institute at Harvard University is a research and development engine for disruptive innovation—powered by bioinspired technologies with visionary people at its heart.

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Ethics and Safety

THE STRUCTURE & SYSTEMS
THAT KEEP OUR SCIENCE
SAFE AND ETHICAL

We care about Earth and all living organisms. So we’ve developed a number of fail-safe technologies and systems to ensure everything we do at Breaking is for the good of all in our pursuit of a better tomorrow.

microbes adapted for the planet's biggest problem

Evolving natural microbes to solve our problems

Applying in ways consistent with current practices

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