25.07.2024
"Solutum", Eliminating Plastic Waste. For Good.
Solutum has developed a patented biodegradable material that can seamlessly replace conventional plastic -- in manufacturing and in our lives. It isn't just a sustainable alternative. With holistic end-of-life and better mechanical properties, elasticity, and barriers than traditional plastic, their compound is the next big thing in packaging. Chemical engineer Sharon Barak is to tackle the single-use plastic pollution crisis, has created a novel plastic material that will dissolve and biodegrades in salt- and fresh water at ambient temperature and after a pre-determined time according to a controlled dissolution process. Microbes found in all types of water break down the plastic into carbon dioxide, water, and biomass, leaving no toxic residue or microplastics of any kind. The material can be also be composted in industrial composting or biodegrade in soil, leaving no environmental impact. The material is suitable for various single-use packaging applications, including bags and shrink wrap, and can be manufactured on existing production lines. Credit: Brut.
Poverty deprives people of adequate education, health care and of life's most basic necessities- safe living conditions (including clean air and clean drinking water) and an adequate food supply. The developed (industrialized) countries today account for roughly 20 percent of the world's population but control about 80 percent of the world's wealth.
Poverty and pollution seem to operate in a vicious cycle that, so far, has been hard to break. Even in the developed nations, the gap between the rich and the poor is evident in their respective social and environmental conditions.
Poverty and pollution seem to operate in a vicious cycle that, so far, has been hard to break. Even in the developed nations, the gap between the rich and the poor is evident in their respective social and environmental conditions.
