Sida laga soo xigtay ururka Maraykanka ee Plastic Oceans International, in ka badan 10 milyan oo tan oo baco ah ayaa lagu daadiyaa badda sannad kasta. Sida laga soo xigtay National Geographic, balaastikada waxay qaadan kartaa in ka badan 400 oo sano si ay u qudhunto. Laga soo bilaabo bartamihii 1900-aadkii, 8,3 bilyan metric ton oo caag ah ayaa la soo saaray adduunka oo dhan. Sidee loo tuuraa qashin badan oo balaastiig ah? Su'aashani waxay ka yaabisay saynisyahannada sannado badan.
BioLogiQ, tan iyo markii la aasaasay 2011, waxay ka shaqeysay inay abuurto badeecooyin caag ah oo saaxiibtinimo leh oo laga helo alaabta dib loo cusboonaysiin karo. "[...] Waxaan bilownay inaan caag ka samayno qashinka baradhada, gaar ahaan istaarijka," maamulaha BioLogiQ Stephen Sherman ayaa dhawaan u sheegay Idaho Statesman.
Caagag dhaqameedku waxay ka kooban yihiin polymers, walxo ka samaysan unugyo waaweyn oo soo noqnoqda marar badan, sida polyetylen iyo polystyrene. Polymers-yadani waxay qaadan karaan boqollaal sano inay qudhmaan.
BioLogiQ waxa ay hirgelinaysaa tiknoolajiyaddeeda "iQ", taas oo ku lug leh isticmaalka waxyaabaha lagu daro sida baradhada iyo istaarijka galleyda ama glycerin si dabiici ah u dhacda oo laga soo saaro saliidda khudradda iyo dufanka xayawaanka ee soo saarista balaastikada.
Balaastii ka dhalatay si degdeg ah ayey u qudhuntaa sababtoo ah aad bay ugu sahlan tahay nooleyaasha in ay jebiyaan walxaha sida istaarijka iyo glycerin.