The 40-year-old artist is known for his wooden concept furniture pieces, but in recent years has also turned to a cornstarch-based bioplastic in a bid to reduce plastic waste in the process of making his artworks.“The resources that we use now are finite, so I think artists should care about the way
The team has shown how their chemical recycling method not only speeds up the process, it can also be converted into a new product – a biodegradable solvent – which can be sold for use in a wide variety of industries including cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.Bioplastics, made from polylactic acid (PLA
End of life, Lifecycle and Waste ManagementWhen a plastic or bioplastic object has accomplished its purpose it reaches it’s end of life and is usually discarded. Now comes the billion dollar question: what shall we do with the plastic and bioplastic waste? Here are some options:reuserecyclebiodegrad
Plastics vs PolymersWhen we use the word plastics, we mean polymers. Plastics is not a substance or material, it’s an attribute (plasticity).Plasticity is the name used to describe the property, feature or attribute of all materials which can deform irreversibly without breaking. This attribute refe
New research has revealed the highest levels of microplastic yet recorded on the seafloor, with up to 1.9 million pieces in an area of just one square metre.Published this week in the journal Science, this study shows how deep-sea currents act as conveyor belts, transporting tiny plastic fragments a
The definition of the word bioplastics is not definitive or universal.It is not easy to answer the question of What are Bioplastics? There are two attributes related to bioplastics: bio-based and biodegradable but not everyone agrees on this.Definitions evolve over time and sometimes a definition is
Despite some challenges from coronavirus outbreak, Longevity packaging emerges as a crucial solution to stay-at-home living at the moment. The growth opportunity is basically driven by modern consumers' changing lifestyle and eating behavior.Now, we have observed a new trend. Since the world is figh
China will look to ban ultra-thin plastic bags and agricultural-use plastic mulch, as well as other types of non-biodegradable plastic products, the country’s state planning authority said in draft proposals published on Friday.The proposals cover shopping bags with a thickness of less than 0.025 mi
China's Hainan Province releases the first batch of banned plastics.On March 20, to promote the national ecological experimental zone of civilization construction, strengthening prevention and control of pollution of plastic wastes. Hainan province, the ecological environment agency website released
BASF integrated base (guangdong) Co., LTD., was established in 2019. It plans to invest $10 billion to build a 100% wholly-owned integrated base in the east island petrochemical industrial park in zhanjiang, guangdong.
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