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Plastic Roads

Road surface
made from plastic waste – Plastic Roads offers an environmentally friendly solution for material use in road construction. While conventional production uses asphalt in combination with environmentally harmful petroleum, Scottish engineer Toby McCartney delivers a clever alternative made primarily from plastic waste. It is interesting to note that this new road surface is 60% harder than the classic asphalt[...]

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Eco-Bricks

Bricks
made from used
PET bottles – The ECO-BRICKS bricks are made of 1.2 kg of plastic waste or 20 PET bottles each. Visually, they resemble common cement bricks, but they are made from leftovers and without the use of heat. In this process, the waste is crushed and supplemented with sand, cement and water, and then formed into bricks in[...]

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MILK MaterialLab Eco Bricks Fundación Ecoimclusion alta Garcia

PaperLite

Water soluble films – AR Packaging’s PaperLite® is a biodegradable packaging material made from recycled paper fibers that can be thermoformed and is approved for food contact. Based on sustainably renewable FSC® certified paper from sustainably managed forestry, this material helps reduce plastic packaging. PaperLite® also offers economic advantages over conventional materials in terms of weight. Handling is[...]

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MILK MaterialLab Paperlite Flextrus

Foodini

Food printer – Foodini makes personalized food production possible with a wide range of ingredients. This efficient 3D food printer produces less waste and also leads to healthier eating due to its portioning method and processing of natural and fresh ingredients. Thanks to its simple handling, Foodini can be used to present food and dishes in an[...]

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BioFoam

Foam made from biopolymers – BioFoam consists of biopolymers, i.e. renewable, plant-based materials such as corn starch and sugar cane. BioFoam is therefore an organic-based foam that can be recycled. The material is biodegradable and can be industrially composted at high temperatures under the influence of moisture and bacteria. BioFoam for long-term use. Product name: BioFoamManufacturer: BEWIProject status: Concept[...]

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MILK MaterialLab BioFoam Symbra Technology

BIO-GLASS

Panels made from
recycled glass – BIO-GLASS is made from 100% recycled glass, is 100% recyclable and contains no colorants or additives. Each BIO-GLASS has a color that comes from the individual raw material used (champagne, beer, wine, sparkling wine bottles). Like all glass, the material is resistant to stains, frost, chemicals and fire. Product name: BIO-GLASSManufacturer: COVERINGS ETC.Project status:[...]

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MILK MaterialLab Bio Glass Coverings ETC

Smile Plastics

Furniture design from plastic scrap – Since 1994, the English company Smile Plastics has been shredding scrap materials to create newly designed furniture as well as flooring. In this process, plastic scrap in the form of used bottles, CDs or pipes is not only cut up, but also pressed into sheets by applying heat in molding presses. This approach results[...]

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Tectan®

Plastic coated paper waste material – The specially developed process enables raw materials to be processed from used beverage cartons to produce the material Tectan®. For granulate recovery, the paper and cardboard scraps are cut up and dried. Depending on the intended use, these are supplemented with existing polyethylene. Tectan® is used by injection molding in sleeve plugs and edge[...]

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Mycocomposite

Packaging from fungus based materials – The mycelium-derived Mushroom packaging solution (Mushroom® Packaging based on MycoComposite™) was developed by Ecovative Design in 2007 and is a more cost-effective and biodegradable alternative compared to conventional foams. Their complete compostability is particularly innovative. Based on a mixture of the fungus-cell combination mycelium and agricultural by-products oat or buckwheat hulls, Mushroom packaging is[...]

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Alginsulate foam

Foam from algae – The innovative alginsultate foam, which was developed in an exchange between Graz University of Technology and the Universidad de Magallanes in Chile, shows the natural sea dweller in a new light. The extraction of the algae material is considered environmentally friendly due to the low CO2 emissions during production. In addition, algae is a[...]

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Flupis

Paper foam filling & padding material – From production to disposal, Flupis is an environmentally friendly filling and cushioning material that can be used in a variety of ways as transport protection. The production of this packaging material from paper foam is based on a patented process that processes waste paper with renewable raw materials. After use, it can be disposed[...]

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Ecolean

Chalk & Polymer Food Liquid Packaging – Ecolean ‘s lightweight material consists 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 the environmental impact and optimize the transport weight. The bag weighs just 16g. The disposal efficiency of thismultilayer remains open. Product[...]

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