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Creative Review, a UK-based visual communications magazine is making use of a revolutionary packaging material that dissolves in water. They are the first magazine to test-drive Cyberpac’s experimental packaging solution called “harmless-dissolve “.
Made from hydro-degradable substrate, the material is lighter and five times stronger than normal polythene yet it is non-toxic so you can toss it in a compost pit and will be degraded by micro-organisms like moulds and yeast. In the end, it just becomes carbon dioxide, water and biomass.
Cyberpac’s whole range of harmless packaging products have been subjected to stringent testing to guarantee that it is truly environment friendly. As mentioned at their website “This is the future of packaging; here today, gone tomorrow leaving no discernable trace – Harmless.” Read the full article here
By Maria Belgado
Tags: biodegradable plastic, cyberpac, environmentally-friendly packaging, green packaging, harmless dissolve
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