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Compostable PLA eats itself
December 1st, 2024
A Carbios Active production line is operational and can produce 2,500 metric tons (2,756 U.S. tons) of the plastic-eating enzyme per year, which would create 50,000 metric tons (55,116 U.S. tons) per year of enzymatic PLA. Image: Carbios and Skotch Prod Agency The inclusion of a plastic-eating enzyme into the manufacture of polylactic acid (PLA) […]
FREITAG’s circularity goals: From truck tarps to trending
September 1st, 2024
Brothers Daniel (left) and Markus Freitag, the founders of FREITAG, standing in a flax field in Normandy, France. Image: FREITAG/Lukas Wassmann FREITAG, a Zurich, Switzerland-based apparel and bag company, aims to create a closed-loop system of fashion manufacturing using biodegradable and compostable materials to make products that can return to the field after use. Flax […]