Each year, millions of tons of waste across the globe are caused by end-of-life vehicles, with their rubber, metal and plastic components.
DBA the Eco Connect Bottle® System is a patented container coupling technology that utilizes a precise exclusive recess molded into the bottle base to enable empty bottles to be firmly connected to each other, and different types of functional connector pieces to construct several useful household items like desks, tables, trash bins, storage cubes, toys, and even building insulation.
These days, grocery stores contain aisle after aisle of products encased in plastic packaging. This practice preserves food and might help prevent food waste, but does the environmental cost justify it? The cover story of Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN), the weekly newsmagazine of the American Chemical Society, looks into the matter.
Researchers at the Masdar Institute have tried to create a technology that would enhance the ability of some types of plastics to slow down the process of oxidation. Oxidation is the natural phenomenon that leads to food getting spoilt. The study backs UAE’s position in being a regional leader in the plastic industry worldwide.
The Florida Institute for Commercialization of Public Research (the Institute) announced today that it has finalized a funding agreement with US Bioplastics, an Orlando-based company that takes feedstock waste, paper production by-products, or other plant waste to practical use and then returns it to the environment without damaging the ecology.
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Green Packaging Market (Recycled, Reusable & Degradable) - Global Scenario, Trends, Industry Analysis, Size, Share And Forecast, 2011 - 2018.
Milliken & Company is highlighting the major advantages of its high-performance additives for packaging applications at PACK EXPO 2012, booth #4759, here in Chicago from Oct. 28-31. Milliken’s Millad® NX™ 8000 clarifying agents for polypropylene (PP) and Hyperform® nucleating agents for PP and polyethylene (PE) deliver notable improvements in appearance, performance, processability and sustainability.
While today’s packaging professional is focused on cost, performance and food safety/security, sustainability will replace cost as a dominant trend in 10 years, according to a study done by Packaging World and DuPont. Food safety/security is and will remain a top trend, respondents say.
Avantium, a leading renewable chemicals company and developer of the biobased PEF bottle, today announced it was named for the third year in a row in the prestigious 2012 Global Cleantech 100, produced by Cleantech Group, a leading global research and advisory firm focused on innovation in energy and the environment.
International sustainable resins supplier, Cardia Bioplastics Limited and emerging organic skincare company, ECOCARE™, have partnered to produce a world first in the skin care industry – eco-friendly facial wipes enclosed in eco-friendly packaging.
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