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Sip of water – NOTPLA’s edible packaging was described in the media as the “bottle of the future” back in 2015. With “We make packaging disappear”, the company promises to counteract packaging waste through their flexible and edible shell, thus reducing plastic use. The “unpackaged” liquids are particularly advantageous for large events and can be used in the[...]

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MILK MaterialLab OHOO Notpla

Chocolate Printer

3D Chocolate Printer – The 3D chocolate printing works like the 3D plastic printing. Instead of plastic, you can use the Choc Creator V2.0 Plus to print drawings and miniature objects out of chocolate. An initial idea for a chocolate work of art is first converted into a 3D model, and then into an instruction code that can[...]

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MILK MaterialLab Chocolate Printer Choc Edge

PVOH films

Water soluble films – The water-soluble and fully biodegradable PVOH films are versatile due to their high strength and resistance to oil and grease. They also excel in their positive hygienic properties as well as their economical dosage. Due to their solid material properties, the non-toxic and skin-friendly films are ideal for use in food packaging. Their decomposition[...]

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MILK MaterialLab PVOH-Folie Sokuful

AgriPlast

Cellulose plastic cup – AgriPlast consists of up to 75 % cellulose, which is obtained from regional meadow grass. This is embedded in a thermoplastic matrix, which can be made of recycled materials, PP, PE, PCL or biodegradable plastics. It has a finely grained, natural-looking surface and can be dyed to any color, just like plastic. The substance[...]

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MILK MaterialLab Agriplast Biowert

Apeel

Edible protective spray for food – Californian start-up Apeel Sciences has developed an edible protective spray for fruit and vegetables made from food waste. This tasteless and low-calorie variant, due to its waterproof molecular structure, primarily serves to preserve the food, thus allowing protection from moisture and gases that continue the ripening process. The protective spray consists primarily of glycerol[...]

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MILK MaterialLab Apeel Apeel Sciences

Naku Bio Bag & PLA Bottle

Biodegradable carrier bags & bottles – NaKu Bio-Bag (carrier bag) The compostable bag, made from natural plastic, is an alternative to traditional plastic bags made from corn starch and the waste from sunflower hulls. The NaKu company succeeded in processing the large quantities of leftovers from the food industry into plastic-free and environmentally friendly products. The resulting sacks were produced[...]

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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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MILK MaterialLab Superhalm Wisefood

Organic bean

Biofuel
from coffee grounds – As the world’s largest coffee grounds recycler, the British company bio-bean is trying to give the hundreds of thousands of tons of coffee grounds a new use. Usually, the used coffee beans end up in a landfill, but there they emit harmful greenhouse gases like methane. In order to enable industrial recycling of this[...]

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MILK MaterialLab Bio Beans Bio Beans

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

Paper Bottle

Bottle made from
recycled paper – Paboco’s eco-friendly Paper Bottle water bottle is made from wood fibers harvested from sustainably managed forests. A bio-based barrier protects the material inside the paper bottle from liquid by resisting water vapor and oxygen transfer. The recyclable materials used are harmless to nature and biodegradable if they enter the environmental cycle. The production of[...]

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MILK MaterialLab Paper Bottle Paboco

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