Category "Plastics"

Australian start-up launches certified compostable and biodegradable stretch wrap made from plant-based products.

Designer Brodie Neill has created a contemporary hourglass filled with microplastic instead of sand to highlight the issue of ocean plastic pollution.

Die weltweite Bioplastik-Produktion wird bis 2021 um 50 Prozent auf 6,1 Mio. Tonnen ansteigen. Das geht aus der Marktstudie von European Bioplastics und nova-Institut hervor.

Sweet Sneak Studio's Microplastic Photo Series explore the impacts of our global plastic pollution.

Pieces of plastic that are gray, round, and resembling rocks and pebbles are hiding in plain sight on the beaches of southern England.

62 Prozent der befragten Verbraucher sind bereit, mehr für Lebensmittel zu bezahlen, die nicht in Plastik verpackt sind.

Researchers at IBM developed the process, called VolCat, as an alternative to traditional recycling.

Von Discountern und internationalen Getränkekonzernen werden immer mehr Einweg-Plastikflaschen in den Markt gedrückt. Doch neben dem Ressourcenverbrauch belastet dies vor allem das Klima.

Kazakhstani designer Enis Akiev has developed a method for turning single-use plastic packaging into tiles, by emulating the organic process of rock formation.

The Ocean Cleanup’s device — a 2,000-foot long floating tube that skims the surface of the water to catch plastic trash—has returned to shore.