Every year, plastics weighing over 300 million tons metric tons are produced. Scientists estimate that at least 90% of the produced plastic products can be completely eradicated by simply switching to bioplastics. Most of the plastic that is produced is for the purposes of packaging. We cannot seem to escape plastic packages. Want to buy fresh foods? It's wrapped in plastic. Want to order some clothes online? That is reinforced with bubble wrap and more plastic packaging. Want to throw a quick party? All the cutlery is plastic! None of these are bioplastics!

Over eight million tons of plastic lie in the ocean endangering aquamarine life. There are literal "islands" and "mountains" of plastic all over the world. The production of plastic skyrockets the carbon footprint and releases toxic gasses into the atmosphere. The only way to resolve this would be responsible consumerism and the introduction of social enterprises that aim to resolve this.

Relicta draws from this proposed solution by Project Drawdown.