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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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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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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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The Straw

Vegetable material straw – Loliware’s straw offers consumers a plastic-like but plastic-free alternative to traditional plastic straws. The compostable innovation is made of seaweed and is therefore compostable and absolutely environmentally friendly. It also represents an opportunity to reduce global plastic consumption without having to give up the previous plastic experience. Particularly practical is the 18-hour and varied[...]

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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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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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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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Lupine Project

Material from lupins – The packaging material made from lupins was the brainchild of Icelandic designers Inga Guðlaugsdóttir and Elín Harðardóttir. By producing fiberboard from thelupine plant, which is native to Iceland, the different stages of the plant could be examined by testing the bending strength of the plant produced. Tests during the changing seasons further showed that[...]

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Spoonie

Sustainable ice cream spooning – With its cookie-like ingredients, the edible ice cream spoon “Spoonie” is not only a tastier but also a more environmentally friendly alternative to the traditional plastic spoon. Sturdy and chocolaty spoon lasts an hour in ice cream or desserts before dissolving. The secret ingredient is not the usual chocolate, but the fibers of the[...]

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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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