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rcjordan

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Alternatives to plastic
« on: October 16, 2019, 09:46:35 PM »
This soap-packaged shampoo bottle will leave no waste behind
https://mashable.com/video/soapbottle-soap-packaged-bottle/


Drinking straws that are made of pasta
https://boingboing.net/2019/10/16/drinking-straws-that-are-made.html
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Re: Alternatives to plastic
« Reply #1 on: November 20, 2021, 03:41:45 PM »
Plastic pollution: New meat tray 'could save tonnes of waste' - BBC News
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-59331845
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Re: Alternatives to plastic
« Reply #2 on: November 23, 2021, 05:21:55 AM »
That's funny... I've most certainly drunk liquids through various forms of pasta already. If only I had thought to commercialize the concept ;-)
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Re: Alternatives to plastic
« Reply #3 on: November 23, 2021, 09:19:08 AM »
A friend here in Cape Town was looking into brining Mushroom packaging into CPT:
https://mushroompackaging.com/

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A combination of agricultural waste and mycelium (mushroom) root, this home compostable product is “grown” on a hemp-flour mixture, and then dried to halt the growth process. It’s most commonly used to replace Styrofoam packaging.
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