Tag: plastic
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“Good Cotton,” “Bad Plastic”: Are the labels attached to raw materials really justified?
What if we were to say that without plastic, airplanes wouldn’t be able to fly, cars wouldn’t run, and even artificial intelligence wouldn’t exist? Yes, that would be an exaggeration. However, we can say this: without plastic, airplanes and cars would not have the lightness, efficiency, and accessibility we rely on today. Electronics and artificial…
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The darkness in the colours: plastic not a must anymore
Sparxell, known as the world’s first 100% plant-based, high-performance, biodegradable colour platform, is featured in the Netflix’s latest movie, The Plastic Detox, as a solution to traditional dyeing as fashion’s ‘most toxic’ step. The company tackles one of the most overlooked drivers of plastic and chemicals’ impact on human health: the toxic chemistry hidden in…
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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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Filtration efficiency increases with BB Engineering’s new COBRA
While the increasing rPET proportions make good filtration unavoidable, BB Engineering (BBE), with its decades of experience in extrusion and filtration, announced its new solution, the COBRA filter, towards the issues in this field. The new COBRA filter combines continuous and automated large-area filtration with integrated intermediate filter cleaning – setting a new standard in…
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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…