Category "Plastics"

Ocean trash from around the world was used to create a limited edition of vacuum cleaners called “Vacs from the Sea”.

Researchers from the University of Valle de Atemajac in Zapopan, Mexico have created a biodegradable plastic from the juice of the prickly pear cactus.

Study finds 800,000 extra fibres are shed than on standard washing machine setting.

CARBIOS breakthrough technology enables production of PET Bottles from 100% recycled plastic waste.

8 percent of all oil is used for the production of plastic. Bioplastic, on the other hand, is made at least partly from plant-based materials. There are two subcategories of bioplastics that are important to understand.

Annual consumption of plastic bottles is set to top half a trillion by 2021, far outstripping recycling efforts and jeopardising oceans, coastlines and other environments.

Bowls made of mushrooms, cups made from seaweed, and detergent-style pods for food: Designers worldwide are working hard to create alternatives to plastic.

Compostable packaging is the innovation needed to tackle the problem of plastic pollution, writes Daphna Nissenbaum CEO and Founder of TIPA.

Researchers at IBM developed a catalytic chemical process that digests certain plastics, like PET, into a substance that can directly be reused in the manufacturing of new plastic.

BPA, PET, HDPE. You’re trying to do the right thing by recycling, following health alerts and shopping wisely, but you’re not fluent in molecular chemistry? Here you go.