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ArticleTesco trials GS1 QR codes in select UK stores
As part of an expanded pilot, Tesco is now trialling barcodes containing GS1 QR codes in selected stores, seeking to assess how the QR codes can improve date code accuracy, reduce food waste and help prevent the sale of out-of-date products.
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ArticleReleaf Paper takes part in Uber’s local restaurant initiative in Paris
Releaf Paper has announced its participation in Uber’s Paris Innovation Pilot, aiming to help local restaurants reduce waste and carbon emissions through its paper bags made from fallen leaves.
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ArticleScientists use air moisture to turn mixed plastic waste into building blocks
Chemists at Northwestern University are using moisture from the air to depolymerize plastic waste for further plastic production; this is set to save recyclers the task of sorting mixed waste streams while avoiding expensive, energy-intensive, potentially toxic processes.
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ArticleResearchers 3D-print coffee and mushroom mixture into ‘compostable’ packs
Researchers at the University of Washington have mixed coffee grounds, mushroom spores, and mycelium to 3D-print a ‘compostable’ packaging material said to perform similarly to polystyrene dunnage.
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ArticleActive packaging solution said to reduce mercury content in canned tuna
Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology have packaged canned tuna infused in the water-based solution of amino acid cysteine, said to remove up to 35% of the accumulated mercury.
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Article‘Self-repairing’ plastic from Bournemouth University to tackle plastic waste
Researchers at Bournemouth University claim to have developed a ‘self-repairing’ plastic that maintains most of its original strength after being damaged, which is hoped to help cut down on plastic waste.
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ArticleA recyclable future for 3D printing?
Researchers from the University of Birmingham have designed a new type of photocurable resin made entirely from bio-sourced materials, which can be 3D printed, recycled, and then printed again.
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