“Brick & Mortar” Design Creates More Sustainable Plastic Packaging
A group of researchers from Texas A&M University, have developed a new, more environmentally friendly plastic material which they hope will improve food packaging for the better of the environment. The new material, which they label nano-bricks due to it’s microscopic resemblance to brick and mortar, will help keep foods preserved for longer periods of time.
The material, is made up of only 30% plastic polymers mixed with a natural clay material which makes it more air-tight than other available plastics
Inhabitat rightly begs the question of whether propping up old, environmentally damaging, means of packaging is the best way to expend research resources.
Inhabitat: New Eco-Friendly Nano-Bricks Packaging Helps Food Last Longer
| TOPICS: | Design & Architecture, Environmental / Green, Food & Drink, Science |
| TAGS: | brick and mortar, ecosystem, packaging, plastic, Sustainability, Texas A&M University |
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