Geoff Isaac, PhD . Plastics in design specialist and author of Featherston monograph
A recent study found evidence of microplastics and nanoplastics (MNP) accumulating in our bodies. What was surprising about this study is that it has previously been
Plastics are everywhere—but at what cost? With rising environmental and health concerns, the need for sustainable materials has never been more urgent. Plastics dominate consumer
Heller is shaking up the plastic furniture industry by embedding their products with an organic enzyme that speeds up the biodegradation process once products are
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Globally 40 billion earplugs are manufactured every year. That’s enough to wrap around the world 100 times if they were laid out end to end
MillerKnoll has announced a sustainability strategy focused on delivering three commitments: Carbon – strive to design the lowest carbon-footprint products and commit to achieving net-zero
This is the second article examining more sustainable alternatives to virgin PU foam. In the first article, we looked at developments using lignin. In this
Your coffee habit might be setting you back $6 a cup or more but the impact on your wallet is nothing compared to what it
Commercial enterprises and academia are constantly researching and developing new bio-based materials and recycled plastics suitable to replace virgin fossil plastics in consumer goods. Keeping
Polyurethane (PU) foam is widely used to provide softness and comfort when padding is needed for furniture, packaging, insulation, or other consumer goods, like the