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Clariant Cooperation with the Plastic Bank

The Plastic Bank is a social enterprise and economic development firm that empowers disenfranchised communities to exchange any type of plastic waste for currency. As a company that is committed to sustainable development, Clariant is supportive of actions to minimize and manage plastic waste and promote a circular plastic economy. In 2019, Clariant teamed up with the Plastic Bank,…
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New Ocean Plastic Chair

Polywood is looking to the seas to source recyclable plastics for the launch of its new Ocean chair. A part of a larger collection, called Wave, the Ocean chair will debut at the Design Influencers Conference in San Francisco and mark the start of the company’s commitment to recycling one million pounds of ocean-bound plastic…
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Plastic-Eating Caterpillars

The tiny waxworm went from zero to hero in 2017 when researchers discovered the caterpillar could potentially help solve one of the world’s most pressing environmental problems: plastic waste. The creature can chomp through plastic, even polyethylene, a common and non-biodegradable plastic currently clogging up landfills and seas. Now scientists have a much better understanding…
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Pepsi Replaces Plastic Rings With Molded Pulp

PepsiCo is using molded pulp as an alternative to the plastic rings used in their Pepsi brand. This trial is occurring in Sacramento, California. Over the next four weeks, the molded pulp rings and secondary paperboard packaging are going to be tested on the 7.5oz mini six-packs of Pepsi and Sierra Mist. The molded pulp…
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World First Seaweed Takeaway Box

With half a billion plastic boxes used across the takeaway sector every year, Just Eat and Notpla team up to create eco-friendly seaweed-lined takeaway box. The box is recyclable and home-compostable and will degrade within four weeks Initial trial launched in London with three Just Eat restaurant partners As part of its mission to tackle…
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Bio Leather from Coconut Water

Coconut water is among the best thirst quenchers in the sweltering months. But there’s more. Did you know that coconut water can be the base material to develop alternative leather? A little known Kerala-based start-up ‘Malai Biomaterials Design’ courted spotlight a few days ago when it won the second edition of Circular Design Challenge (CDC)…
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Biodegradable Bamboo Bag

Last year, Japanese artist Sho Shibuya raised awareness for the global plastic pollution crisis with a 144-page book, called PLASTIC PAPER, which catalogued the range of designs printed on single-use plastic bags collected across the streets of New York City. Three weeks after the book launched, New York announced a ban on single-use plastic bags.…
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Edible Biodegradable Coatings and Films by Italians

IUV Srl is an innovative start-up that was set up in May 2019 focusing on the research, development, production and commercialization of modern, sustainable and natural packaging. The idea behind it, however, dates back to 2011. “I was in high school in 2011 and, during a Business English lesson, the teacher talked about food waste…
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Bioplastics Startups Graduate at BASF Circularity Challenge

Micro-engineered bioplastics. An additive that allows different plastics to be compatible with one another. A new way to recycle lithium-ion batteries. These are a handful of the ideas underpinning the startups that graduated Thursday from the Circularity Challenge, a six-month incubator in Greentown Labs, one of the largest cleantech incubators in North America. Each business…
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