plastic

From Petromodernity to Bioplastics: new mega exhibition examines the history and future of the controversial material

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Plastics have shaped our daily lives like no other material: from packaging to footwear, from household goods to furniture, from automobiles to architecture. A symbol of carefree consumerism and revolutionary innovation, plastics have spurred the imagination of designers and architects for decades. Today, the dramatic consequences of the plastic boom have become obvious and plastics … Read more

Coffee and juices, beverages in the catering business are greener and greener

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  Having established continual exchanges with Ho.Re.Ca. leaders in Italy and abroad, 2021 HostMilano trade fair, the world exhibition dedicated to the catering and hospitality sector, revealed that increasingly widespread awareness is dawning in professional catering on the importance of innovating by adopting more sustainable solutions. This results in the use of new machinery and … Read more

Luxury beauty brand partners with the International Space Station (ISS)

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  What if the next great discovery to improve our planet came from research off the planet? The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space, Inc. (CASIS),  manager of the ISS National Lab, is holding a sustainability challenge in partnership with leading global prestige beauty brand Estée Lauder. Plastic waste is highly prevalent on … Read more

Conserve, reuse, retrofit, and recycle are prominent themes running across each 2020 Green Good Design winner

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    The 2020 Green Good Design Winners. For 2020, 100 product design, graphics, architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning projects, together with visionary leaders, were awarded GREEN GOOD DESIGN from 20 nations. A sustainable Rado watch, medical equipment, lighting, a thermoelectric refrigerator, faucets and plumbing fixtures, home and office furniture, a power plant, transportation hubs, … Read more

Turning the old into the new: Seat upholstery made of PET

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    From bottle to fabric: Seat upholstery made of PET. More than 100 PET bottles in a single A3. The fashion industry produces jewelry, clothes and bags from PET bottles. Premium car manufacturer Audi is now offering seat upholstery made from recycled material for the new Audi A3 for the first time. Seat upholstery … Read more