#bioplastic — Public Fediverse posts

Cooking Up Plastics in the Kitchen https://hackaday.com/2025/10/28/cooking-up-plastics-in-the-kitchen/ #cookinghacks #gelatinglass #bioplastic #glycerine #alginate #gelatin #plastic #starch #agar

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

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

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

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

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

Boosted #soil #bacterium shows promise for #sustainable #bioplastic production.

#mightymicrobes #microbiome #Cupriavidus #formic_acid #CO2 #carbon_fixation #glycine

https://phys.org/news/2025-02-boosted-soil-bacterium-sustainable-bioplastic.html

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.

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.

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.

Coaxing #purple_bacteria into becoming #bioplastic factories.

#bioengineering #PHA #Rhodomicrobium #RuBisCO #Rhodopseudomonas

https://phys.org/news/2024-08-coaxing-purple-bacteria-bioplastic-factories.html

Coaxing #purple_bacteria into becoming #bioplastic factories.

#bioengineering #PHA #Rhodomicrobium #RuBisCO #Rhodopseudomonas

https://phys.org/news/2024-08-coaxing-purple-bacteria-bioplastic-factories.html

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

Starch-based straws. Doesn't get soggy quickly like the paper straws.

On the left, probably cornstarch PLA. At an open air restaurant where the family are regulars for dinner. #bioplastic #BiodegradablePlastic

The purple straw in the picture on the right is made of #rice and completely edible, in my coffee from The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf.
#ecofriendly #SaveOurOceans