How Timeplast is Transforming Waste into Water-Soluble Solutions!
Rivers, oceans, and landscapes are clogged with plastic waste, threatening wildlife and human health. Every year, millions of tons of plastic end up where they do not belong, and future generations face a world overwhelmed by pollution. This challenge inspired Manuel Rendón, CEO of Timeplast, to ask a bold question: what if plastic could disappear safely?
Rendón, an environmental engineer from Venezuela, left a successful corporate career to create materials that behave like plastic but dissolve in water at the molecular level. After years of experimentation, he developed patented water-soluble polymers that eliminate long-term waste while preserving the convenience people expect from plastics. This innovation transforms pollution into reusable resources, showing that practicality and sustainability can coexist.
Under his leadership, Timeplast has expanded rapidly. The company has introduced over 40 proprietary filaments, including a 3D-printable soap filament, and launched devices that enable on-demand manufacturing. Partnerships with global brands and strategic licensing across dissolvable straws, bags, bottles, and packaging films have created multiple revenue streams while advancing circular manufacturing.
Timeplast’s approach goes deeper than recycling. Its patented molecular disintegration process and the Pabyss device create a closed-loop system where materials can be printed, used, and safely dissolved. Live demonstrations and independent studies have turned initial skepticism into trust, attracting nearly 9,000 investors and raising over $10 million in funding.
Beyond technology, Timeplast embodies a culture of curiosity, transparency, and rapid experimentation. Every product, from practical consumer items to industrial-scale solutions, reflects a commitment to rethinking how humans interact with materials. By combining science, sustainability, and creativity, Manuel Rendón is guiding Timeplast toward a future where plastic no longer harms the planet but supports innovation and environmental stewardship.
Timeplast is not just producing materials; it is redefining them. Its vision shows that even long-standing environmental problems can be solved with persistence, bold thinking, and an insistence on real-world results. Through innovation, the company is turning a pressing challenge into an opportunity for a cleaner, more sustainable future.
A Bold Question
Timeplast started with a bold question: what if plastic were not permanent? Traditional plastics are highly useful, yet they were never designed to break down naturally. Unlike most materials, water can dissolve, but conventional plastics persist in the environment for centuries. This challenge inspired the creation of a material that behaves like plastic but fully disintegrates in water at the molecular level. Over time, Timeplast grew into a broader vision of programmable materials and on-demand, circular manufacturing.
Designing Plastics That Vanish
While most circular economy initiatives focus on recycling materials that ideally should not have existed, Timeplast takes a deeper approach by designing plastics that disintegrate at the molecular level in water. The company holds a patent granting exclusive rights to dissolve water-soluble plastics in hot water, a concept both simple and revolutionary, comparable to the Wright brothers’ patent on the art of flying.
The Pabyss System: True Circularity
Paired with Pabyss (Trademarked. Pabyss as in Plastic Abyss), Timeplast’s molecular disintegration device, this approach creates a genuine closed-loop system. Materials can be printed on demand, used, and then safely dissolved, eliminating long-term waste.
The biggest challenge for Timeplast was not the chemistry; it was convincing people to believe in it. When the company claimed to have created a plastic-like material that disappears overnight, many assumed it was hype.
Skepticism was easy; proving the technology was harder. Timeplast addressed it with clear evidence: independent studies, granted patents, and live demonstrations. During a notable event, dozens of investors visited the lab, handled the materials, saw the Pabyss reactor in action, and witnessed firsthand how the waste disintegrated. This transparency sets the company apart.
Global Support and Validation
Today, Timeplast has raised over $10 million through equity crowdfunding from nearly 9,000 investors, hitting the SEC’s Reg CF limit twice in oversubscribed campaigns. This demonstrates that trust in its technology is real, global, and growing.
Innovative Products in Action
A breakthrough product demonstrating Timeplast’s impact is the TimeMass Soap filament—the first 3D-printable, fully functional soap that foams. While it may seem like a novelty at first, the technology behind it is revolutionary, showing that heat-sensitive, water-based materials, including proteins, nutrients, and even pharmaceuticals, can be printed without damage during extrusion.
The Manifester: Printing on Demand
Timeplast’s innovation extends into The Manifester, a next-generation device combining the filament portfolio, 3D printing hardware, and AI voice interfaces. Users can create a wide range of products, shoes, soaps, tools, gifts, and pharmaceuticals, on demand, turning spoken instructions into usable items. This functions much like Star Trek’s “Replicator.”
Principles for Transformative Innovation
Manuel Rendón advises emerging leaders to focus on real solutions rather than marketing trends. The world does not need another “compostable straw” gimmick. Instead, innovators should examine problems at the core, even at the molecular level, and be prepared for skepticism. Truly transformative ideas are often met with doubt, but persistence can turn them into innovations that cannot be ignored.
Three Measures of Impact
Timeplast measures its impact in three key ways:
- Capital and Community Validation – Nearly 9,000 investors have contributed over $10 million, showing strong global support.
- Product Growth – Over 40 proprietary filaments are available, with a subscription model delivering a new filament and project each month to drive recurring revenue and creativity.
- Environmental Potential – Every gram of Timeplast material prevents an equivalent gram of long-lasting plastic from polluting the environment.
Credibility and Recognition
Timeplast’s credibility is reinforced through patents, strategic partnerships with companies like Nestlé Waters North America, oversubscribed crowdfunding campaigns, and recognition in sustainability-focused media. These milestones show that Timeplast’s solutions are trusted, effective, and deliver tangible, real-world impact.
Consumer Success Story
One notable client success story is TimeMass Soap. Customers report it lasts up to ten times longer than conventional soap, functions fully, and proves that 3D printing can produce practical, everyday products, not just prototypes. This success marked a turning point, positioning Timeplast as a leader in consumer-focused innovation rather than a lab curiosity.
Vertical Companies for Industrial Scale
Timeplast is launching a family of vertical companies, each dedicated to a specific product category and ready for industrial licensing:
- TimeStraw – dissolvable straws
- TimeBag – retail, grocery, and pet waste bags
- TimeFilm – shrink wrap, stretch film, flexible packaging
- TimeBottle – dissolvable bottles for beverages and cosmetics
- TimeCup – disposable cups and lids
- TimePlate – plates, bowls, trays
- TimeCutlery – utensils, stirrers
- TimeFoam – expanded foam for packaging and insulation
- TimeAgri – agricultural mulch and greenhouse films
Each vertical company carries its own valuation and will license the technology for rapid scale, creating multiple parallel revenue streams tied to Timeplast’s intellectual property.
A Culture of Curiosity and Sustainability
Timeplast fosters innovation by hiring for curiosity and cultivating a lab culture centered on asking, “Why not?” Team members are encouraged to experiment, prototype quickly, iterate fearlessly, and maintain complete transparency. Sustainability is embedded into operations, serving as the foundation for how the team works and innovates.
Timeplast aligns with emerging trends: on-demand localized manufacturing, programmable matter, and materials that adapt, dissolve, or manifest on command. These directions position the company to lead in the future of materials and production.
Leadership Through Humility and Persistence
Manuel Rendón’s leadership is guided by humility and resilience. Experiences of being bullied for being different taught him empathy and grit, shaping his determination to achieve what many considered impossible. True leadership, he believes, is about staying committed to a vision even when others cannot yet see it.
A transformative moment came when Timeplast successfully closed its second oversubscribed Reg CF raise at the SEC’s $5 million limit, twice, across two platforms. Nearly 9,000 investors from around the world contributed, demonstrating widespread trust and transforming Timeplast’s vision into a global movement.
Transparency Builds Trust
Timeplast maintains trust and compliance through radical transparency. Investors are invited to visit the lab, experience materials firsthand, and observe the technology in action. By operating openly, the company proves that genuine, innovative technology can build credibility naturally.
Core Principles for Innovation
- Innovate Fundamentally – Design solutions at the molecular or foundational level.
- Encourage Curiosity – Experiment, prototype, and iterate fearlessly.
- Build Trust – Be transparent with technology and results.
- Persist – Stay committed despite skepticism to turn bold ideas into reality.
