Every year, over 400 million tonnes of plastic are produced. About five percent of that ends up in rivers and eventually the sea, or is thrown directly into the ocean by the fishing industry. Plastic, ...

The mechanical properties and behaviour of paper materials are dictated by their complex microstructure and anisotropic nature, which arise from the interwoven network of cellulose fibres and the ...

In the packaging war between paper and plastic, plastic has remained indispensable – even in paper products – through one vital aspect: sealing. Until now, reliable paper seals have required adhesives ...

Researchers in Germany have developed a laser-based method that can seal paper packaging by fusing wood-derived fibers ...

Technology provider says GAINnext can use deep learning to reduce impurities in sorted and recycled paper and plastic grades. Tomra says its GAINnext paper cleaning application “uses deep learning ...

This week, the NextGen Consortium — an industry collaboration managed by Closed Loop Partners aimed at eliminating single-use foodservice packaging waste by advancing the design, commercialization and ...

Amino resin-derived carbon fiber paper shows enhanced strength and conductivity at lower temperatures, offering a ...