Packaging Design

Mavitec
 Circular Economy, Depackaging, Equipment, Opinion, Packaging, Packaging Design

Mavitec – separating food from packaging at scale

The challenge that sits at the centre of Food Organics and Garden Organics (FOGO) requirements and commercial waste processing is trying to get a ‘clean’ outcome when separating organics from packaging. Waste Initiative’s managing director Dwayne Smith, and solutions partner Brenton Sargeant, believe the company has a state-of-the-art solution to this issue with the Mavitec depackaging unit. This will be important in the coming 12 months as NSW rolls out its FOGO mandates that all councils and businesses will have to obey. Read More
Polymers
 Circular Economy, Features, Litter, Microplastics, Packaging Design, Plastic

Biodegradable plastics designed to disappear naturally

Scientists at Rutgers University have developed a new class of plastics that can be programmed to break down under ordinary conditions, offering a potential way to reduce the long-term environmental impact of traditional synthetic materials. The idea first struck chemist Yuwei Gu during a hike through Bear Mountain State Park in New York. Confronted by plastic litter in a pristine landscape, he wondered why natural polymers such as DNA, RNA, proteins and cellulose eventually degrade, yet synthetic plastics do not. The answer, he realised, lay in their chemical structure. Read More