Collaborate Disseminate
Three Miami-based brothers, Nick, Matthew and Mark Gunia, have joined forces to create a device that allows users to make their own soaps and detergents at home, with the goal of eliminating excess plastic waste. Dubbed Cleanyst, the compact … Continue reading Cleanyst cuts plastic waste by pumping out shampoos, detergents and handwashes at home
We’ve already heard about water-repellant materials that copy the structure of the lotus leaf. Now, however, scientists have created a flexible optical plastic that wards off liquids even better, and it was inspired by something else – the hu… Continue reading Mushroom-inspired material gives liquids the slip
When a cotton gin is used to separate cotton fibers from their seeds, a lot of lint is produced as a waste product. Currently, much of that cotton lint is just burned or put in landfills. Thanks to recent research out of Australia, however, i… Continue reading Cotton waste finds new life as eco-friendly plastic
Joining a growing contingent of lawmakers around the world, Canada’s government is making moves to reduce plastic waste with bans in the pipeline concerning a range of single-use items…
Continue Reading Canada joins fight against plastic w… Continue reading Canada joins fight against plastic waste with bans slated for 2021
You’d be hard-pressed to walk down nearly any aisle of a modern food store without coming across something made of plastic. From jars of peanut butter to bottles of soda, along with the trays that hold cookies firmly in place to prevent breakage or let a meal go directly from freezer to microwave, food is often in very close contact with a plastic that is specifically engineered for the job: polyethylene terephthalate, or PET.
For makers of non-food objects, PET and more importantly its derivative, PETG, also happen to have excellent properties that make them the superior choice for 3D-printing …read more
A study published this week in ‘Environmental Science & Technology’ sampled salt brands from across the globe and found 92 percent contained microplastics. Continue reading You’re Literally Sprinkling Plastic On Your Food
“In Chinese culture, reusing and recycling is in our genes. This is a Buddhist way of thinking.” Continue reading These Taiwanese Businesses Are Turning Trash Into Fuel and Violins