The patent-pending ReFoam material will be available in the first quarter of 2019. It is suitable for foam-insulated shipping coolers, protective packaging and various retail and consumer goods.
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The country plans to achieve this without implementing a deposit system, although restrictions on exporting plastic waste to China and other Asian countries present their own challenges.
Post-life carbon fiber is viewed as such a valuable commodity nowadays that companies are reportedly going around hunting for 30-year-old aircraft parts.
Up to £60 million ($74 million) of new funding has been released to develop sustainable packaging, including by transforming “food scraps into environmentally friendly plastic bags and cups.”
Nathan Wiker, the company’s Global Market Lead and North America Group Marketing Director, sat down with PlasticsToday to discuss plastics, packaging, sustainability and more.