News- Beetles with larvae that can digest polystyrene may help to solve the world’s mounting plastic waste crisis. Expanded polystyrene, which is used to make cups and boxes, is increasingly clogging up landfill and polluting oceans because it doesn’t biodegrade Until recently, no organisms were known to be able to break down polystyrene. But Hyung […]
Do you know Plastic threatens wildlife? Wildlife become entangled in plastic, they eat it or mistake it for food and feed it to their young, and it is found littered in even extremely remote areas of the Earth
News – Mondi supports youth start-up that turns food waste into compostable plastic Mondi, a leading global packaging and paper manufacturer, is partnering with One Young World for a second consecutive year as a sponsor of Lead2030 Lead2030 was launched by One Young World, the global forum for young leaders, in November 2018 to support youth-led […]
News- While there are a great many suppliers currently flocking to the market with 3D-printed face shields, the majority require long production times in mass production Now, 4 regional Sauerland companies have joined forces to mass produce a new face shield in record time. The companies, based in Lüdenscheid and Kierspe, have developed face shields for […]
Do you know plastic poisons our food chain? Even plankton, the tiniest creatures in our oceans, are eating microplastics and absorbing their hazardous chemicals. The tiny, broken down pieces of plastic are displacing the algae needed to sustain larger sea life who feed on them
News– Researchers find that over 1,000 metric tons of microplastic fall on 11 protected areas in the US annually, equivalent to over 120 million plastic water bottles. In the journal Science, researchers report a startling discovery: After collecting rainwater and air samples for 14 months, they calculated that over 1,000 metric tons of microplastic particles […]
News- According to the European Strategy for Plastics, launched in 2018, all plastic packaging placed on the EU market must be either reusable or easily recyclable by the year 2030. Now, Finnish start-up Woodly Ltd has developed and commercialized a new material that is already able to satisfy this requirement in full Known as Woodly®, […]
Do you know we are producing over 300 million tons of plastic every year, 50% of which is for single-use purposes – utilized for just a few moments, but on the planet for at least several hundred years More than 8 million tons of plastic is dumped into our oceans every year
News- Solubag is based on patented technology. It contains polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), which is usually made from crude oil but Solubag found another way. It uses natural gases and common minerals. This results in an environmentally friendly water-soluble substance Thanks to this revolutionary composition, the nontoxic bag Solubag quickly dissolves. Simply place the nontoxic bags and carrier […]
News- More and more, we’re hearing about scaffolding-like materials that are used to help heal bone injuries. A new one is claimed to be particularly versatile, as it’s inspired by Lego building blocks. Typically made of biocompatible polymers, so-called bioscaffolding is usually either 3D-printed in one solid piece, or injected in the form of a […]
