Packaging Plastics Upcycling 
GreenBiz
JUNE 16, 2021
Breaking the cycle with upcycled food. Soon — just as the plastic milk gallon in the dairy aisle and the beer can in the alcohol section have the three arrows signaling the packaging is recyclable — food products at grocery stores will have a new label to indicate the product is made with upcycled ingredients. .
TechXplore
DECEMBER 14, 2023
But all that packaging generates lots of waste, including cardboard boxes and plastic-based foam cushioning, such as Styrofoam. Their upcycled material was stronger and more insulating than traditional, plastic foam-based cushioning.
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Envirotec Magazine
AUGUST 24, 2020
The two groups have combined already-established and community-led marine debris and plastic waste interception programmes from the Dominican Republic with a UK volunteer network producing sustainable eye protection. Through this collaboration, plastic trash will protect lives instead of destroying it.”
GreenBiz
MAY 12, 2020
There’s no doubt about it — we are in the midst of a plastic pollution crisis. We’ve all seen the viral images of turtles with straws stuck up their noses, or whales washed up with bellies full of plastic bags. And one of the biggest contributors to this plastic crisis is the space we operate in: the cosmetics industry.
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 6, 2020
In the past few years, as consumers looked to cut down on plastic waste at the grocery store, more mainstream supermarkets turned to bulk shopping bins as a solution. In 2017, containers and packaging made up a significant portion of municipal solid waste (MSW), about 80.1 Deonna Anderson. Fri, 11/06/2020 - 01:15. million tons (29.9
Envirotec Magazine
JANUARY 10, 2023
Researchers from University of California, Riverside, have detailed a method to convert plastic waste into a highly porous form of charcoal or char that has a whopping surface area of about 400 square meters per gram of mass. The plastic-to-char process was developed at UC Riverside’s Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering.
GreenBiz
MAY 27, 2020
There’s got to be a better design solution to address end of life, how [products] can easily be refurbished, upcycled and disassembled. There’s got to be a better design solution to address end of life, how [products] can easily be refurbished, upcycled and disassembled. works hands-on with denim, zippers and buttons. Pull Quote.
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