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Decarbonising play: how to green the billion-dollar global toy industry
The toy industry is expected to generate more than one million tons of plastic waste annually by 2023 and additives like plasticisers and flame retardants as well as microplastics are more likely to leach into the environment than be safely processed. Toys are awash in fossil plastics but it doesn’t have to be that way. Here is how we could decarbonise play.
LanzaTech and Plastipak produce world’s first PET resin made from waste carbon
The companies have successfully produced PPKNatura, the world’s first polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin made from captured carbon emissions. The resin is suitable for food, personal care, and pharmaceutical packaging, as well as other non-packaging applications.
Pernod Ricard invests in ecoSPIRITS for circular distribution
ecoSPIRITS’ closed-loop distribution system provides a powerful cost advantage and drastically reduces waste and carbon emissions by avoiding the production and transportation of glass bottles and other secondary packaging.
Northwestern University engineers have developed a new sponge that can remove metals — including toxic heavy metals like lead and critical metals like cobalt — from contaminated water, leaving safe, drinkable water behind.
Accelergen, a greenfield energy developer of utility-scale solar, solar plus storage and standalone storage projects, announced its launch out of stealth mode with the closing of $30 million in growth capital.
Edible CBD coating could extend the shelf life of fruits
The cannabinoid has also been shown to have antioxidant and antimicrobial properties. In previous studies, CBD limited the growth of some bacteria and pathogenic fungi, such as the ones that cause fresh fruits and vegetables to rot.
