News tagged with recyclable packaging
Recycling thermal cash register receipts contaminates paper products with BPA
a substance that may have harmful health effects -- occurs in 94 percent of thermal cash register receipts, scientists are reporting. The recycling of those receipts, they add, is a source of BPA contamination ...
Oct 26, 2011 |
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'Perfect plastic' created
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of Leeds and Durham University have solved a long-standing problem that could revolutionize the way new plastics are developed.
Sep 29, 2011 |
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New standard specification may facilitate use of additives that trigger biodegradation of oil-based plastics in landfill
(PhysOrg.com) -- Despite efforts to encourage the recycling of plastic water bottles, milk jugs and similar containers, a majority of the plastic packaging produced each year in the United States ends up in ...
Sep 28, 2011 |
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Study outlines how to succeed with refillable packaging
Reusable and recyclable packaging are shooting up the news, public, and political agenda, and increasingly can offer a cutting edge to the growing number of environmentally-conscious consumers. But what makes a refillable ...
May 13, 2009 |
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Chemical engineers find high-yield method of making xylene from biomass
A team of chemical engineers led by Paul J. Dauenhauer of the University of Massachusetts Amherst has discovered a new, high-yield method of producing the key ingredient used to make plastic bottles from biomass. The process ...
Apr 30, 2012 |
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Recycled, reusable storm drain filter
(Phys.org) -- A team of students from the University of California, Riverside Bourns College of Engineering won the top prize at an international environmental design competition this month for a reusable ...
Apr 24, 2012 |
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Do we need a third wheelie bin for fast fashion cast-offs?
As the pile of clothes sent to landfill sites mounts up, Queensland University of Technology marketing researchers have studied the ways in which people can have a wardrobe clean-out without hurting the environment.
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Apr 12, 2012 |
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Cracking idea for egg shell recycling gets Food and Drink iNet support at Easter
Scientists and food industry experts are hatching a plan this Easter to turn egg shells into plastics that could be used to manufacture anything from food packaging to construction materials.
Apr 04, 2012 |
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Vinyl records make the world go around again
In the brave new world of MP3 players, compact discs are dying, cassettes are Stone Age, and old-fashioned vinyl records... they're back!
Jan 22, 2012 |
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Small things, big thinking
Finely tuned for touch and smell, the fly foot has sensors that can detect both chemical and mechanical changes in the environment. The outcome of more than three billion years of evolution, these sensors are far smaller ...
Jan 20, 2012 |
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Benefits abound with recently patented system that reduces phosphorus in wastewater
A team of bioprocessing engineers with Kansas State University's Advanced Manufacturing Institute has been issued a patent for a system that removes phosphorus from wastewater and addresses environmental regulations.
Dec 05, 2011 |
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Packaging expert sees a social revolution in the evolving barcode
What if you could trace the history of everything you buy back to its origins? Using your smart phone camera, you could learn what factory made the ingredients in your heart medication, what country grew the ...
Oct 13, 2011 |
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Barbie packaging to get earth-friendly makeover
US toy giant Mattel, maker of the world-famous Barbie doll, has decided to use more environmentally friendly materials in its packaging after months of criticism from Greenpeace.
Oct 06, 2011 |
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Three-part handoff delivers proteins to membrane surface
The delivery system for an important class of proteins in the cell membrane can be fully replicated with a mere three components, according to a new study.
Aug 24, 2011 |
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