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Although much research has been made for algae-based biofuels, footwear,; flip-flops and sporting shoes may be its future.
Alternative materials for consumer products, which are constructed through biological processes are not only biodegradable, but completely sustainable
Marina Tex is a transparent bioplasic created from fish waste and algae for single-use applications. In the UK alone, processing plants alone produce more than 172,000 tons of fish waste annually, which makes fish waste a significant and on-going resource for the production of Marina Tex bioplastic.
Following the rice harvest, normally straw waste is burned off, which produces pollution and CO2 emissions. One young woman had a better idea; to harvest the straw and process it into paper and an alternative to plastic for food packaging
Lobster shells contain a high content of a bio-polymer known as chitin, which ShellWorks, a London-based start-up uses to produce a bioplastic that is both biodegradable and recyclable. The waste streams from lobsters are significant; one London-based restaurant chain produces annually 375 tons of shell-waste….
Mycelium technology offers biodegradeable solutions for many manufacturers ; not only for packaging and a syraform replacement, but also for textiles.
Mycelium is a mushroom-based alternative to Styrofoam and has numerous packaging applications. It can also be used in footwear, as a leather substitute in clothing, insulation both thermal and acoustic and much more. Safely decomposes in soil within 45 days…
Discarded flipflops play a significant role in ocean pollution and biodegradable flipflops may be the solution…
Scientists have enhanced a plastic-eating enzyme that can break-down PET plastic into its original components, which then can be re-used to create new PET bottles. Infinite plastic! The enzyme was first identified in Japan and researchers in the UK were able to alter it to ‘eat’ 20% faster.
A company in Scotland has developed a process to transform specific plastic waste into pellets, which can be used to replace bitumen in any conventional asphalt production center for road paving. The paving represents not only a practical solution to waste, but plastic paving is also more economical, longer lasting….
India’s uses a mixture of thermoplastics (LDPE, HDPE, PET and Polyurethane) with bitumen to pave roads to be stronger and water resistant. A two lane road uses 2 tonnes of waste plastic per kilometer.
Mycelium is a mushroom-based alternative to Styrofoam and has numerous packaging applications. It can also be used in footwear, as a leather substitute in clothing, insulation both thermal and acoustic and much more. Safely decomposes in soil within 45 days…