Green goes as Sprite goes greener
All the pack sizes of Sprite’s bottles are expected to be changed to PET plastic packaging by next month.
All the pack sizes of Sprite’s bottles are expected to be changed to PET plastic packaging by next month.
Nilo repurposes plastic waste into a non-toxic adhesive that addresses the plastic recycling problem.
Alterpacks uses food thrown out by manufacturers to create food containers that can go back into the ecosystem.
The kegs have an estimated lifespan of eight years, and once past their use-by date can be recycled and turned into new kegs.
Anna Glansén, the founder of Tomorrow Machine, explained that the potato-based bottle is the company’s attempt to protect food but make its packaging disappear after use.
The company has extracted starch from potato peels and combined it with used cooking oil and a starchy root vegetable.
Swedish design studio Tomorrow Machine has developed a biodegradable juice bottle made from potato starch that can be peeled and eaten like fruit skin, dissolved in liquid, or composted.
Customers can already find the 1.5-litre bottles of the Juice Brothers, Dare Iced Coffee, Big M, and Dairy Farmers Classic at shops.
By the end of this year, LVMH’s perfume packaging will include both bio-based and circular Surlyn.
The new facility is a collaboration between Beverage Cartons and the Environment (Grace), SaveBoard, and its partner Freightways.
The refill stations are part of the company’s initiatives to encourage consumers to lead more sustainable lifestyles by offering them options to reuse their plastic bottles instead of putting them to waste.
Nestle has invested $2.5 million into its Smithtown factory in New South Wales to produce the new cups.
The product, dubbed Pluumo, is made using surplus feathers from down and poultry.
“A great sample doesn’t have to come from other music, it just has to make you move.”
Don’t fret; there is still much hope, thanks to scientists and researchers who tirelessly work non-stop to find solutions to pollution.