[Wild Waste Audio Clip 4] Bioplastics

INTRODUCTION

While ‘bioplastics’ are widely touted as the panacea of packaging, we captured some misleading lobbyists’ arguments.

In this «Wild W[a]st.e» audio clip with Mr & Mrs Recycling, you will discover if it is right to say that bioplastics are 

oil free,from agricultural waste,sustainable,and biodegradable?

In this episode, we invite you to (re)listen to other episodes and videos. We warmly encourage you to be curious and take the time to dig deeper by yourself and/or with an expert.

Stay tuned for the next «Wild W[a]st.e» audio clip on the Unboxing Your Packaging podcast. It will bring the mass balance subject on the table: The logical sequence to the episodes on plastics and bioplastics!

 

HERE ARE THE RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Development announcement about the European Bio PE from tall oil produced by the Finland pine industry and made from green leftovers: «Dow and UPM partner to produce plastics made with renewable feedstock» (https://corporate.dow.com/en-us/news/press-releases/dow-and-upm-partner-to-produce-plastics-made-with-renewable-feedstock.html).In this episode, we invite you to (re)listen to other episodes as well:ep. 20 «How to grow your compostable packaging? Explore the wonder of mycelium!» with Ecovative (https://www.look4loops.com/packaging-podcast/ep20-compostable-mycelium-mushroom-design),ep. 21 «What if seaweed could solve the single-use plastic problem?» with Notpla (https://www.look4loops.com/packaging-podcast/ep21-seaweed-alternative-to-single-use-plastic),ep. 34 «Designing plastic free: Why and what does it take?» with A Plastic Planet and their the PlasticFree.com platform (https://www.look4loops.com/packaging-podcast/ep34-plastic-free-material-design-campaigns-platform),ep. 38 «Creating compostable packaging that emulates conventional plastic properties» with Tipa (https://www.look4loops.com/packaging-podcast/ep38-compostable-flexible-single-use-plastic-free),ep. 40 (the next one) with Lactips, and, last but not least, the videos «Le mensonge bioplastique» (see https://youtu.be/0ICDwM2inMY) and «Arnaques, Crimes et Greenwashing - Exemple du label européen OK Compost HOME» (see https://youtu.be/depT1pJ-VgI) on the Youtube Channel of Mme & M. Recyclage (https://www.youtube.com/@MMmeRecyclage).

 

WHERE TO FIND LISE, ENZO, AND M. & MME RECYCLAGE?

https://m-mme-recyclage.com/Their LinkedIn profiles:https://www.linkedin.com/company/m-mme-recyclage/https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisenicolas/https://www.linkedin.com/in/enzomuttini/

 

ABOUT LISE NICOLAS AND ENZO MUTTINI FROM M. & MME RECYCLAGE

Lise and Enzo are both French engineers from the Polytech School of Paris-Saclay University. 

They started their recycling careers at Miniwiz in Asia by building the Trashpresso, the first mobile and autonomous plastics recycling unit. While working in the same company, they also created an Opensource Material Database. 

Nowadays, they lead an engineering office: M. & Mme Recyclage, which is specialized in materials impact and recycling issues. They are on a mission to vulgarize their knowledge and challenges related to this industry thanks to free-of-access data, infographics, and videos. Their activator and educative initiatives are largely recognized and followed. They have been recognized as National Geographic Green Heroes in 2019. Selected by the foundation pour la Nature et l’Homme in 2020 and awarded by Emballage Magazine in 2021. Last but not least, this year Lise has been selected for the European year of Youth. 

They are also wearing other professional hats such as independent researchers, lecturers, as well as founders of Precious Plastic France. 

 

PODCAST MUSIC

Special thanks to Joachim Regout who made the jingle. Have a look at his work here. 

I am happy to bring a sample of our strong bonds on these sound waves. Since I was a child, he made me discover a wide range of music of all kinds. I am also delighted he is a nature lover and shares the Look4Loops 'out of the box philosophy'. He is an inspiring source of creativity for me.