Mi Terro (Accelerator)

Company Description: Mi Terro is an advanced material company that creates ocean degradable and home compostable flexible packaging materials made from agricultural waste. The startup is giving agricultural waste a new life by repurposing it to replace plastic and paper-based-materials and giving additional incomes to farmers all around the world. Their material accommodates a diverse range of fully compostable packaging applications for fresh produce, dry food, fashion, cleaning product, and standard product packaging. Mi Terro’s technology can potentially apply to any type of agricultural byproducts and surplus food, including plant, dairy, and vitamin supplement byproducts. Our process uses less energy than paper and plastic production while creating 90% less CO2 than plastic. The startup is replacing petroleum-based materials with protein-based materials made from agricultural waste.