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Compostable algae-based TPU plastic study results
September 1st, 2024
TOP ROW: Electron microscopy showing degradation of cotton coated with bio-based TPU following two weeks of composting, compared with the control on the right. BOTTOM ROW: A bio-based phone case showed degradation after a year under home composting conditions, compared with the control on the right. Image: Algenesis Corporation Researchers from material science company Algenesis […]
Zero Bag packaging dissolves and washes new clothes
June 1st, 2023
The Zero Bag packaging dissolves in water. Photo: Kyeongho Park and Yejin Heo Kyeongho Park and Yejin Heo, designers majoring in industrial design at Hanyang University’s ERICA campus in the Republic of Korea, have created new clothing packaging that not only dissolves in water but disperses washing detergents. After purchasing new clothes wrapped in a […]