plastic
Brazilians develop plastic that changes colors with food
Two Brazilian Federal Universities have been working on developing technologies that may change how we use plastic for food packaging. Researchers at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul [...]
Plastic may be endlessly recycled with new chemical process
Light, sturdy, pliable and cheap, the plastic has thousands of purposes and benefits for the industry and the end consumer. Its disposal is the challenge: from more than 8 billion tons of plastic [...]
Brazil performs well in plastic collection, but poor recycling
International NPO WWF published the report Solving Plastic Pollution: Transparency and Accountability, which states the “urgency of a global treaty to hold back plastic pollution.” According to [...]
What is design for assembly and design for disassembly
When a new product is developed, a set of actions could make the journey throughout the chain more or less sustainable. An important part of these actions must happen in the design phase of the [...]
Global alliance to invest US$ 1.5 bi to combat plastic pollution
About 30 companies in the plastic value chain worldwide signed an unprecedented alliance to combat plastic pollution. The Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW), of which Brazilian petrochemical [...]
Affective sustainability reiterates responsibility in design
Planning of new products should take into consideration the origin of raw material, its lifespan, reuse of materials and proper disposal - in addition to taking note of the product role and [...]
Study shows plastic containers reduce municipal solid waste
Plastic replaces metal, glass, paper or cardboard and helps in reducing by 58% the generation of solid waste in the United States, says research at the City College of New York
Study forecasts home recycling that turns plastic into biogas
A paper elaborated by Ireland universities shows that installing home composting systems to transform plastic waste into energy source is possible
Plastic can be used to fortify concrete, says MIT study
Researchers used recycled plastic and irradiated it with gamma rays; the result was a mixture of concrete with 1.5% of that material, 15% stronger
