Topic: Single-Use/Disposable

SUPERHALM

Edible Drinking Straw – The German company Wisefood has realized the mission of a plastic-free drinking straw with its SUPERHALM. The edible SUPERHALM, made from natural ingredients, wants to put an end to the mass of disposed plastic drinking straws. Because over a billion of them are thrown away every day. In addition to fruit fibers and cereals,[...]

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Ingeo biopolymer

Disposable Packaging Made From Ingeo-PLA – Natureworks’ polylactide – known under the brand name Ingeo biopolymer – is a biopolymer produced from the polymerization of lactic acid, which in turn is derived from the fermentation of plant-based sugars. According to the report, Ingeo biopolymer PLA is an material that produces 80% less greenhouse gases in its production and, with its[...]

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Ecolean

Chalk & Polymer Food Liquid Packaging – Ecolean‘s lightweight material is made of recyclable plastic (PE and PP) and up to 35% chalk (calcium carbonate). The ingredients of this thin plastic film not only guarantee lightweight packaging, but also reduce environmental impact and optimize transport weight. The bag only weighs 16 grams, however disposal efficiency of this multilayer remains an open[...]

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Super Synthetics

Dissolvable Rice Starch Drinking Vessel – With the Super Synthetics project, a drinking vessel based on natural materials was developed by Maria Idicula Kurian as her master’s thesis at Central Saint Martins College. Various ingredients such as rice pepper, potato starch and bacterial cellulose were experimented with and used in the project. If liquid is added to the drinking vessel,[...]

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