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MarinaTex

Innovative packaging substance from fish waste and red algae – Product design student Lucy Huges ‘ project at the University of Sussex involves developing a new type of packaging solution that is sustainable and biodegradable. Over 100 experiments required the material called MarinaTex, which consists of the agar of red algae and the proteins of fish waste. The natural raw materials of the oceans[...]

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KAIKU Living Color

Colors from food bowls – KAIKU Living Color is a sustainable alternative to conventional paints made from petroleum. Using food trays from vegetables that have already been eaten offers a chemical- and toxin-free option for coloring materials. For the preparation of living colors are particularly suitable avocados, beet, onions and oranges. These are boiled so that first the juice[...]

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LAVAZZA Cookie Cup

Cookie dough coffee cup – Italian designer Enrique Sardi has created a coffee cup for LAVAZZA that consists of a cookie dough and special powdered sugar. The edible cookie cup can be eaten after the coffee has been enjoyed and therefore produces no waste. LAVAZZA became a pioneer with this idea and has since inspired various food manufacturers to[...]

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Vericool

Sustainable thermal packaging – Since traditional Styrofoam containers are not biodegradable, Vericool® has developed various thermal designs that keep the contents at constant temperatures. The compostable insulation, consisting of renewable and already consumed materials, can be disposed of in the household compost after a long period of use, thus preventing ecological pollution. Vericool® is particularly suitable for transporting[...]

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Banka

Packing with shelf life indicator – The concept by graphic designer and artist Alexander Cherkasov aims to preserve the shelf life of pickles, tomatoes or cabbage, for example, and to draw the consumer’s attention to a harmful development of the product by means of a discolored reaction surface. Once the deterioration of the food has occurred, the surface of the[...]

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Brill Food Printer

Culinary products from the printer – The Brill Food Printer enables a variety of culinary shapes and colors with its food-grade 3D printing technology. Using this innovative technology, chefs can produce visually unusual creations for confectionery, garnishes or figurines in different sizes. The result of cooperation between the companies Brill Inc. and 3D Systems, as well as various chefs, focuses[...]

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Oranges PET

Bioplastic bottle made from orange peel – Made purely from plant-based materials, the “green” PET bottle was designed by Pepsi to offer consumers a fully recyclable alternative to traditional PET bottles. Renewable resources such as switchgrass, pine bark and orange peel serve as feedstock and enable the production of the bioplastic through a combination of chemical and biological processes. It also[...]

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Cartamela apple paper

Paper from apple scraps – The South Tyrolean company FRUMAT has been drying and grinding the cellulose-containing fruit residues from apple juice production (so-called apple pomace) since 2003 in order to produce natural paper from them. Nearly half a million tons of these fruit wastes accumulate in the European region every year and, due to their fungal hazard, have[...]

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Bio-Lutions

Tableware from natural fibers – Only raw materials such as banana stems, bagasse and rice straw, which cannot be consumed as food and therefore do not require land use, are used for BIO-LUTIONS products. The disposable tableware and packaging solution are manufactured using a mechanical process that eliminates pulp extractions and bleaching. Thisefficient process saves on chemicals and water.[...]

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VEIO

Textile shells – The scarf series VEIO, processed by turning, was created by Kathin Morawietz’s idea of pressing the layers of old textiles together by a thin layer of glue. In the process, these become a dense block that retains the feel of the fabric and makes it a visually unique piece. Once the material is strong[...]

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Fungi Mutarium

Plastic eating fungus – The prototype Fungi Mutarium enables the cultivation of a fungal biomass that is suitable for consumption, in addition to its amazing ability to degrade long-lasting plastic waste. Specially designed agar forms based on a mixture of starch and sugar, known as “FU”, serve as the nutrient base for the fungus. In shape they resemble[...]

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Cooking New Materials

Material from organic waste – The Cooking new materials project gives food waste such as banana or orange peel or soy milk a new function by transforming it into a leather-like material made from organic waste. The substance bonded with a natural binder to form a substrate has high resistance in contact with water. With their aesthetic design, the[...]

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