A solution bordering on fantasy – that was our first thought when we read about the new material. It is a thermoplastic obtained by recycling ordinary household waste, including organic waste, at a plant in the Netherlands.
We are well aware that the most intriguing thing in the title of this news is the word "reusable". This is both true and not quite true. But at the same time, we are not deceiving you in any way.
The situation on the plastics market is developing in such a way that more and more attention is paid to alternative materials for their production. More and more often we hear news about bioplastics made of one substance or another. And now we will tell you about another new product from this area.
Among the various packaging options, there are plenty that are incredibly difficult to recycle due to their small size or multi-component composition. Pipettes used for many cosmetics, such as serums or oils, fall into both categories of complexity: they are small and often consist of glass, plastic, and rubber at the same time. So it’s a kind of “bingo” against recycling.
"Now also with fire protection" - that's what British company Twinplas can say about its corrugated polypropylene. Because the company recently received certification for fire protection coating, which added to the package of already existing protection offers.
Tube packaging has long been a common practice for many products, especially in the cosmetics industry. However, there are still many problems with recycling such packaging. Therefore, it is natural that manufacturing companies are looking for options.
We have written about all sorts of alternatives to traditional plastic made from petroleum products over the past couple of years. But this one surprised even us. It is about the development of the Japanese company TBM, which has actually brought to market a material resembling plastic, but consisting of more than 50% calcium carbonate.