Innovations to replace plastic
Now that plastic can be recycled, reused or retransformed, we can dream of an exit from this plastic crisis. As positive as it is to be able to correct our past mistakes by recovering waste and transforming it into new products, it is imperative to find solutions to curb the creation of plastic-based products in the first place.
Is it possible to live without plastic, a material unfortunately so useful in our daily lives?
Here is a list plastic-free innovations that are just as practical.
Biotrem offers a wide range of fully biodegradable dishes and cutlery made from natural and edible wheat bran.
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Evoware uses seaweed as a raw material for their packaging. Their products are thus ecological, biodegradable and even edible.
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Revisit your table with containers that will drastically reduce your waste: straws, cups and bowls 100% edible.
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Good-Edi offers a sustainable and eco-friendly choice when choosing a single-use to-go cup.
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Choose Water is an ethical bottled water company based in Edinburgh. Their bottles are in packaging that does not harm the environment.
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Ooho ! The edible water bottle. It is an algae packaging, completely natural and biodegradable.
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Lyspackaging supports you in the design of your bottles, jars, bottles and labels, made from sugar cane.
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Wyss Institute researchers have developed a fully degradable bioplastic, inspired by shrimp insects and shells.
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We Believers designed this packaging made from by-products of the beer manufacturing process. They are 100% biodegradable and compostable.
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Laserfood consists of the marking of fresh products. This technique eliminates the unnecessary use of plastic labels.
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No plastic but wooden, bamboo and natural fiber products. In’Bô invites you to discover 3 universes: wooden glasses, skateboards and bamboo bikes.
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As the outcome of an academic project, Lucy Hughes transformed fish scales into bio-plastic. Compostable in 4 and 6 weeks and more resistant than LDPE.
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Open source, Bananatex offers an alternative to synthetic fabrics. It is a waterproof fabric made only from banana trees.
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Ecovative cultivates your materials. With the vegetative part of mushrooms, they create biodegradable packaging materials, vegan leather and much more…
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Coffee transformed into clothes! The S. Café technology makes it possible to manufacture garments capable of absorbing odors and reflecting UV rays with their micro-pores.
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Lactips manufactures plastic-free, 100% natural, biodegradable and water-soluble plastic from caseins. This material is an efficient and responsible alternative to traditional plastics.
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