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Innovation/Supply in the Post-Pandemic Era (are we there yet?) Can the supply of/demand for recycled goods and bio-based materials replace geo-based packaging materials (metal, glass, plastics) without creating bio-based supply choke points? May 18th, 2021 Demand for recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) drink bottles in the U.S. and the European Union already is showing evidence of a coming tightness if not outright shortages in the coming year. New and inventive alternative sources are the aim of numerous collaborative research strategies. Packers, bottlers, and their packaging partners are teaming up to debut inventive sustainable packaging material compositions and formats. One example of this “new generation design thinking” is a 5-L evian® “(re)new in-home water appliance” currently being piloted as an e-commerce offering in London and Paris. The evian appliance shipped (two to a zippered corrugated box) to 200 English and French consum ....
Packaging Material Innovation/Supply in the Post-Pandemic Era packworld.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from packworld.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Photo Credit: Stock.adobe Researchers from the University of Delaware’s Center for Plastics Innovation (CPI), in Newark, Del., have developed a direct method to convert single-use polyolefin plastic waste that’s traditionally been hard to recycle plastic bags, yogurt containers, plastic bottles and bottle caps, packaging and more into ready-to-use molecules for jet fuels, diesel, and lubricants. The work focuses on using a novel catalyst and unique process to quickly break down these polyolefins that uses approximately 50 per cent less energy than other technologies, and doesn’t involve adding carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. Additionally, it can be done in just a couple hours at the relatively low temperature of about 250°C. ....
Hydrocracking our way to recycling plastic waste eurekalert.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from eurekalert.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Environmental News Network - Combating Plastics Waste enn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from enn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.