Potato starch could help reduce plastic consumption. Algae are perfect for sustainable fire retardants.
Food cans have an oil-based inner lacquer made from synthetic polyester resins.
Enter an Italian startup that is using waste from industrial tomato processing to create a plant-based alternative inspired by an old patent. First, the skins are separated from the waste.
After thermal treatment in an alkaline solution, a process of centrifugation leads to the extraction of cutin – a natural, water-resistant resin free from pesticides and other harmful substances.
Biogas from the leftover waste and the use of recycled liquids make the manufacturing process more sustainable too.
Meaning it could soon be ‘arrivederci’ to the 170 million tons of tomato waste produced globally each year.
