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  1. Biobased Healthcare

    https://bioproducts.osu.edu/news/biobased-healthcare

    Nowadays, many news outlets are reporting on the “plastic straw ban” sweeping across America. ... Consumers boycott disposable items like straws and cups to end the era of single-use plastic. While ... mainstream media focuses on the harmful effects of plastic straws, we are not considering other major ...

  2. Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Nurdle Beach (for the Week of May 24, 2009)

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/smart-stuff-twig-walkingstick-nurdle-beach-week-may-24-2009-0

    of plastic manufactured in the world for the last fifty years or so still remains. It's ... accidentally spilled nurdles — plastic pellets used to make plastic things (doll heads, P-51 models, the ... we were talking about — this: "Floating plastic litter is one of the most widespread and ...

  3. Sustainable Kitchenware

    https://bioproducts.osu.edu/news/sustainable-kitchenware

    Here are some ways to reach your health goals while reducing plastic waste in the kitchen. The ... convenience of single-use disposable plastic like Keurig’s K-cups or Ziploc bags cannot be matched, but these ... items are terrible for the environment. With the average plastic item taking anywhere from 200 to 1,000 ...

  4. Stay Hydrated with Biobased Water Bottles

    https://bioproducts.osu.edu/news/stay-hydrated-biobased-water-bottles

    Summer is quickly approaching and that means warmer weather! The summer months mean more plastic ... plastic bottles annually. To combat this, there are many water bottle companies making a sustainable ... bottle, Nestle® Pure Life®. Nestle® bottles are 100% recyclable and feature 40% less plastic. The company ...

  5. Innovations in PLA Technologies

    https://bioproducts.osu.edu/events/innovations-pla-technologies

    Francisco Cavalcanti- Plastic Suppliers,   Mike Waggoner- Grow Plastics Watch the webinar. ...

  6. COSI Science Festival: Big Science Celebration

    https://bioproducts.osu.edu/news/cosi-science-festival-big-science-celebration

    a conversation about plastics and where they come from. Attendees of the event came with a wide variety of ... background knowledge on the subject, but were typically surprised about the origins of plastic. The ... introduction of petroleum-based plastics allowed for us to add emphasis to the beneficial qualities of ...

  7. Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Using Your Nurdle (for the Week of May 10, 2009)

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/smart-stuff-twig-walkingstick-using-your-nurdle-week-may-10-2009-0

    I'm thinking that isn't funny. A. You're right. OK. This. Nurdle: a small, round plastic ... closely, and imagine it's made out of plastic, that's a nurdle. Factories make them by the ... use them by the billions and billions to make plastic things. They melt and mold the nurdles into just ...

  8. Spring Cleaning with Biobased Products

    https://bioproducts.osu.edu/news/spring-cleaning-biobased-products

    is made from 100% recycled plastic and is recyclable. For washing dishes, try Seventh Generation’s  ... biodegradable and has a 100% recycled plastic bottle. The soap comes in fragrances with plant-based essential ... from 80% recycled plastic and 20% derived sugarcane plastic. The detergent comes in fragrances with ...

  9. Biobased Companies

    https://bioproducts.osu.edu/news/biobased-companies

    remaining 70% is recycled plastic. Also, Apple’s newest iPhones are incorporating 35% recycled plastic in ... speaker enclosures, and 32% biobased plastic in their frames. Biobased products are around us already, but ... the bioeconomy and manufacturing of biobased products. Follow Biobased Radio on Twitter, and be on the ...

  10. Agriculture and Plastics Sectors Join to Develop Ohio Bio-composites Industry

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/agriculture-and-plastics-sectors-join-develop-ohio-bio-composites-industry

    fibers and plastic resins-- a formula that also brings together Ohio’s two largest industries, ... agricultural-based fibers and bio-based materials and blend them with plastic resins to create a very unique ... President Prabhat Krishnaswamy. “While we had the plastics technology well in hand, we needed help with the ...

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