#bioplastic — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #bioplastic, aggregated by home.social.
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🌱🌿 Arya Satheesh developed a #bioplastic called Eco Purge that biodegrades in two weeks.
The material releases specific #enzymes designed to break down existing #microplastics in #soil and #water. Her #research and prototype earned her the European category win at the 2026 #EarthPrize.
#science #innovation #environment #biotechnology #sustainability #ecology #materials #pollution #nature
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🌱🌿 Arya Satheesh developed a #bioplastic called Eco Purge that biodegrades in two weeks.
The material releases specific #enzymes designed to break down existing #microplastics in #soil and #water. Her #research and prototype earned her the European category win at the 2026 #EarthPrize.
#science #innovation #environment #biotechnology #sustainability #ecology #materials #pollution #nature
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In an innovative gas fermentation process, reducing the concentration of carbon dioxide was found to significantly improve microbial production of the biodegradable plastic… #science #bioplastic #co2
Posted into FLIPBOARD EXCHANGE FEED 🗞️ @flipboard-exchange-feed-Econopass
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Scientists Create Durable Biodegradable Bamboo Plastic That’s Stronger Than Petroleum-Based Materials
https://happyeconews.com/scientists-create-biodegradable-bamboo-plastic/
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Scientists Create Durable Biodegradable Bamboo Plastic That’s Stronger Than Petroleum-Based Materials
https://happyeconews.com/scientists-create-biodegradable-bamboo-plastic/
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¿Os acordáis de que dije que iba a subir la recetina del biomaterial (bioplástico con almidón)?
Pues aquí la tenéis, recién salida del horno para pasarla para hacer un taller en la escuelita la semana que viene 🤓
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¿Os acordáis de que dije que iba a subir la recetina del biomaterial (bioplástico con almidón)?
Pues aquí la tenéis, recién salida del horno para pasarla para hacer un taller en la escuelita la semana que viene 🤓
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Breakthrough in Bioplastics: Bamboo Molecular Plastic https://techlife.blog/posts/high-strength-bamboo-molecular-bioplastic/ #MolecularEngineering #Bioplastic #energy #Sustainability
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Breakthrough in Bioplastics: Bamboo Molecular Plastic https://techlife.blog/posts/high-strength-bamboo-molecular-bioplastic/ #MolecularEngineering #Bioplastic #energy #Sustainability
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Cooking Up Plastics in the Kitchen - The earliest useful plastics were made out of natural materials like cellulose and... - https://hackaday.com/2025/10/28/cooking-up-plastics-in-the-kitchen/ #cookinghacks #gelatinglass #bioplastic #glycerine #alginate #gelatin #plastic #starch #agar
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Cooking Up Plastics in the Kitchen - The earliest useful plastics were made out of natural materials like cellulose and... - https://hackaday.com/2025/10/28/cooking-up-plastics-in-the-kitchen/ #cookinghacks #gelatinglass #bioplastic #glycerine #alginate #gelatin #plastic #starch #agar
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This new ' #bamboo #bioplastic' that outperforms traditional #plastic breaks down in just 50 days
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This new ' #bamboo #bioplastic' that outperforms traditional #plastic breaks down in just 50 days
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🎍International researchers have developed a method for making bamboo-based plastic which they say is strong enough to be used for industrial purposes but able to biodegrade in soil within 50 days
✨Follow the link for more information on this story✨
https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/bamboo-based-plastic-can-be-made-to-biodegrade-quickly-but-hold-up-in-tough-conditions#science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #bioplastic
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Klinkt heel tof, maar feitelijk zetten ze voedsel om in verpakkingsmateriaal.
We hébben veel landsbouwgrond, echter gebruiken we dat voor veeteelt en voedsel voor veeteelt.
https://nos.nl/artikel/2582047-eerste-bioplastic-fabriek-start-op-in-delfzijl-kan-serieus-alternatief-worden
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https://www.alojapan.com/1336724/teijin-to-showcase-worlds-first-bioplastic-pipe-organ-at-expo-2025-osaka/ Teijin to showcase world’s first bioplastic pipe organ at Expo 2025 Osaka #bioplastic #BioplasticPipeOrgan #news #Osaka #OsakaNews #TeijinLimited #大阪 #大阪府 R&D Teijin to showcase world’s first bioplastic pipe organ at Expo 2025 Osaka The bioplastic pipe organ was developed by a consortium of eight plastic molding companies By ICN Bureau | August 02, 2025 Teijin Limited announced that pipes made from its biomass-de
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Mouse Model Suggests Starch-Based Plastics Are Still Bad For You https://hackaday.com/2025/05/26/mouse-model-suggests-starch-based-plastics-are-still-bad-for-you/ #polylacticacid #microplastics #bioplastic #Science #starch
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Mouse Model Suggests Starch-Based Plastics Are Still Bad For You https://hackaday.com/2025/05/26/mouse-model-suggests-starch-based-plastics-are-still-bad-for-you/ #polylacticacid #microplastics #bioplastic #Science #starch
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Mouse Model Suggests Starch-Based Plastics Are Still Bad For You - To paraphrase The Simpsons: plastics are the solution to – and cause of – all of m... - https://hackaday.com/2025/05/26/mouse-model-suggests-starch-based-plastics-are-still-bad-for-you/ #polylacticacid #microplastics #bioplastic #science #starch
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Mouse Model Suggests Starch-Based Plastics Are Still Bad For You - To paraphrase The Simpsons: plastics are the solution to – and cause of – all of m... - https://hackaday.com/2025/05/26/mouse-model-suggests-starch-based-plastics-are-still-bad-for-you/ #polylacticacid #microplastics #bioplastic #science #starch
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Beware of "compostable" products that aren't actually compostable at home. In digging through my compost pile this week I unearthed 3 forks (from takeout food I purchased several years ago) that I think were made by the California-based company, Karat Earth (aka Lollicup). On Amazon and elsewhere the sentence the company uses in marketing is "simply toss the fork into a compost bin when finished." And the forks themselves have the text, "compostable" embossed on them. On company's own website, however, is a logo from the Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) indicating, in a small font, that forks are "commercially compostable only," which means they only begin to break down at ~190 °F (88 °C). Somebody needs to file a class-action lawsuit to force greater transparency on marketing materials. #compost #composting #fork #takeout #food #psa #plastic #restaurants #greenwashing #polymer #corn #bioplastic
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Beware of "compostable" products that aren't actually compostable at home. In digging through my compost pile this week I unearthed 3 forks (from takeout food I purchased several years ago) that I think were made by the California-based company, Karat Earth (aka Lollicup). On Amazon and elsewhere the sentence the company uses in marketing is "simply toss the fork into a compost bin when finished." And the forks themselves have the text, "compostable" embossed on them. On company's own website, however, is a logo from the Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) indicating, in a small font, that forks are "commercially compostable only," which means they only begin to break down at ~190 °F (88 °C). Somebody needs to file a class-action lawsuit to force greater transparency on marketing materials. #compost #composting #fork #takeout #food #psa #plastic #restaurants #greenwashing #polymer #corn #bioplastic
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The Ultimate Guide to #PlasticFree Tea Bags UK
Are your tea bags really plastic free and biodegradable?
We investigate what makes a #tea bag #biodegradable and #plastic free. Yes, it’s confusing, because even when tea companies say their bags are ‘biodegradable’ or ‘plant-based’, it can still contain a type of #bioplastic (PLA)
https://www.zerowasted.co.uk/plastic-free-tea-bags
#plastics #Microplastics #PLA #TeaBags #eco #CornStarch #GMO
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The Ultimate Guide to #PlasticFree Tea Bags UK
Are your tea bags really plastic free and biodegradable?
We investigate what makes a #tea bag #biodegradable and #plastic free. Yes, it’s confusing, because even when tea companies say their bags are ‘biodegradable’ or ‘plant-based’, it can still contain a type of #bioplastic (PLA)
https://www.zerowasted.co.uk/plastic-free-tea-bags
#plastics #Microplastics #PLA #TeaBags #eco #CornStarch #GMO
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Any tips on making #3dprinting #bioplastic #PHA by fermentation #diy at home?
I'm quite stuck in making #PLA at home from sourkraut, I'd need high purity sulfuric acid to actually get this lactic acid out of calcium lactate (egg shells + pickle juice). I might try using citric acid and heating that up. But if that doesn't work, PHA seems even better and more homebrewable.
Anyways, making the #fff #fdm #filament using no paleotechnic products. That would be the most #solarpunk thing ever.
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Any tips on making #3dprinting #bioplastic #PHA by fermentation #diy at home?
I'm quite stuck in making #PLA at home from sourkraut, I'd need high purity sulfuric acid to actually get this lactic acid out of calcium lactate (egg shells + pickle juice). I might try using citric acid and heating that up. But if that doesn't work, PHA seems even better and more homebrewable.
Anyways, making the #fff #fdm #filament using no paleotechnic products. That would be the most #solarpunk thing ever.
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So here's a thing:
Starbucks in Japan to ditch paper straws for plant-based biomass plastic in 2025
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/12/06/companies/starbucks-biomass-plastic-straw/
#plastic #bioplastic "plastics #bioplastics
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So here's a thing:
Starbucks in Japan to ditch paper straws for plant-based biomass plastic in 2025
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/12/06/companies/starbucks-biomass-plastic-straw/
#plastic #bioplastic "plastics #bioplastics
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If you want good policy, there's decades of actual literature from #PoliticalScience and #Economics on what actually works.
You want less total plastic? Tax plastic by weight. Want fewer plastic items? Tax plastic by item. Want both? #Tax both.
#PigouvianTaxes actually work!
Tax #bioplastic _less_ than plastic. Because it actually causes less harm.
You know what you can do with that money? Compensate #poor people who are disproportionally impacted by the tax. Though, say, #grocery #subsidies.
I find it really hard to believe that our #politicians don't know any of this. I believe that, instead, the just care a ton more about the #optics of their policies than they care about the #environment or about #poverty.
When #polemics substitutes for #policy it dooms us all.
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If you want good policy, there's decades of actual literature from #PoliticalScience and #Economics on what actually works.
You want less total plastic? Tax plastic by weight. Want fewer plastic items? Tax plastic by item. Want both? #Tax both.
#PigouvianTaxes actually work!
Tax #bioplastic _less_ than plastic. Because it actually causes less harm.
You know what you can do with that money? Compensate #poor people who are disproportionally impacted by the tax. Though, say, #grocery #subsidies.
I find it really hard to believe that our #politicians don't know any of this. I believe that, instead, the just care a ton more about the #optics of their policies than they care about the #environment or about #poverty.
When #polemics substitutes for #policy it dooms us all.
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Biodegradable & bioplastics explained
05.10.2020
The dirty truth about bioplastics - and how to (dis)solve it (13:53)Important comment by
@michaela564: "Another point you never mentioned, is that the amount of land required to grow bio-plastics to replace oil based plastic consumption is enormous and unrealistic. Therefore the best option is for us to just reduce our plastic consumption at the end of the day."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyDKboHoAxc
#BioPlastic #BioPlastics #Recycling #Biodegradable #Composting #CompostablePlastic #Plastic #environment #GreenTechnology #BeyondPlastic #EdibleBowl #EdiblePlate #Waste #WasteManagement #Pollution #PlasticPollution
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Can Car Parts Grow on Trees? - Cars don’t grow on trees, but Ford is designing car parts from olive tree cutting... - https://hackaday.com/2024/01/19/can-car-parts-grow-on-trees/ #agriculturalwaste #trashtotreasure #biocomposite #treetrimming #bioplastic #carhacks #olive #waste #tree #wood
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Can Car Parts Grow on Trees? - Cars don’t grow on trees, but Ford is designing car parts from olive tree cutting... - https://hackaday.com/2024/01/19/can-car-parts-grow-on-trees/ #agriculturalwaste #trashtotreasure #biocomposite #treetrimming #bioplastic #carhacks #olive #waste #tree #wood
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Good to know that hemp plastic isn't necessarily fossil fuel free...
"Depending on the needs of our customers, our materials may be created using both 100% bio-based polymers or raw fossil fuel-based bonding strands. These polymer bonds encapsulate hemp particles to create the desired properties, and the end result is a cohesive, consistent material in the form of a bioplastic or biocomposite pellet."
https://hempplastic.com/hemp-plastic-explained/
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Good to know that hemp plastic isn't necessarily fossil fuel free...
"Depending on the needs of our customers, our materials may be created using both 100% bio-based polymers or raw fossil fuel-based bonding strands. These polymer bonds encapsulate hemp particles to create the desired properties, and the end result is a cohesive, consistent material in the form of a bioplastic or biocomposite pellet."
https://hempplastic.com/hemp-plastic-explained/
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While plastics have their benefits in terms of storage and durability, they have the disadvantage of being non-degradable pollution in the environment.
This makes bioplastics an important area of study to keep the benefits, but lose the downsides.
Berkeley Lab scientists have made a new polydiketoenamine (PDK) bioplastic capable of large scale production due to bacteria producing the chained building blocks.
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While plastics have their benefits in terms of storage and durability, they have the disadvantage of being non-degradable pollution in the environment.
This makes bioplastics an important area of study to keep the benefits, but lose the downsides.
Berkeley Lab scientists have made a new polydiketoenamine (PDK) bioplastic capable of large scale production due to bacteria producing the chained building blocks.
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Gizmodo: Lego Says It Won't Use Recycled Plastic for Bricks Because It Doesn't Really Help the Planet https://gizmodo.com/lego-backtracks-on-plan-to-use-recycled-bottle-bricks-1850869833 #legoinpopularculture #danishculturecanon #plasticbottle #thelegogroup #danishdesign #environment #bioplastic #ecobricks #recycling #plastic #gizmodo #lego
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Gizmodo: Paper Cups Are Bad for the Environment Too, Study Finds https://gizmodo.com/paper-cups-are-bad-for-the-environment-too-study-finds-1850798054?utm_source=regular #environmentaltoxicology #marineplasticpollution #bethaniecarneyalmroth #disposableproducts #plasticpollution #biodegradation #waterpollution #polylacticacid #microplastics #environment #bioplastic #pollution #papercup #sediment #plastic #water
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Composteerbaar plastic mag NIET in de GFT bak maar moet bij het restafval. De biozakjes voor voor je GFT-afval mogen wél in de GFT-kliko. #milieu #duurzaam #bioplastic
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3D Printing with Rice Might be Nice - The United Nations Industrial Development Organization recently pointed out a poss... - https://hackaday.com/2023/02/17/3d-printing-with-rice-might-be-nice/ #3dprinterhacks #chemistryhacks #bioplastic #biopolymer
