Tag: plastic packaging
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ReKrill: Plastic-like but fully fruit-based packages
At the Edition Spéciale by LUXE PACK, the premier international event dedicated to sustainable premium packaging, ReKrill, a patented next-generation biopolymer, was at the heart of Krill Design’s showcase. The brand presented a complete packaging solution: a jar and lid crafted entirely from orange peel-based ReKrill®️. Selected to compete for the LUXE PACK Green Award,…
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“A plastic-free living is possible, what is impossible is a plastic-free ‘thrownaway’ living”
As a concrete reality, the synthetic material called plastic poses a serious threat to the entire ecosystem; it is seen in the food we eat, in our underwear, in the deepest pits of the ocean, in the placentas of babies, in short, in every corner of life. Toxic chemicals from this material, which mix into…
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Eco-friendly alternative for plastic packaging: ‘sea lettuce’
Ulva lactuca, popularly known as ‘sea lettuce’, which is concentrated in the Gulf of Izmir especially at certain times of the year, has become the subject of a scientific research as a sustainable alternative to plastic packaging. The project developed by the Sustainable Development Youth Leaders Training Programme (SÜGEP) Academy aims to use sea lettuce,…