"As someone who can demolish a sushi platter in minutes, I've always felt a pang of guilt watching those tiny plastic fish pile up on my plate. Sustainable design studio Heliograf clearly felt the same way. After five years of development, they've launched Holy Carp!, the world's first home compostable soy sauce dropper that doesn't make you choose between convenience and conscience."
"The Australian team initially drew attention to this plastic problem through their brilliant Light Soy lamps made from recycled ocean-bound plastic. But they didn't stop there. With South Australia banning those beloved little fish and other states following suit, Heliograf knew they had to create something that worked just as well. Consider this: since 1950, we've used between 8 and 12 billion soy fish. Each one serves us for maybe three minutes before hanging around for centuries."
Heliograf created Holy Carp!, a home-compostable soy sauce dropper made from bagasse pulp (sugarcane waste) that decomposes in home compost within 4–6 weeks instead of centuries. The 12 mL container is intentionally larger than traditional tiny plastic fish to discourage taking multiple units and reduce waste. Restaurants refill droppers fresh, avoiding pre-filled plastic shipments and delivering fresher soy sauce. The design leverages material and packaging expertise from Heliograf's recycled-plastic Light Soy lamps and was developed with Vert Design and sushi restaurants to retain the familiar fish shape while solving environmental issues. Regional bans on plastic soy fish motivated the solution.
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