The Unrecyclable's Second Chance

The recent news in recycling technology is that Kraft Foods and Nestlé have partnered with Enval to find a solution to recycling containers previously thought to be unrecyclable.  Enval’s specialty is recycling laminated packaging commonly found in food pouches, toothpaste tubes, and aseptic drinking cartons.

The goal is to build a commercial recycling plant for these materials to go to for recycling.  This patented technology separates the materials into individual components such as aluminum and plastic; bringing us all a step closer to complete recycling of post-consumer waste. 

http://www.packagingdigest.com/article/518951-Mega_food_companies_support_emerging_technology_for_recycling_laminated_packaging.php

http://www.enval.com/

For more information on recycling technologies, check out SCIENCE SCREEN REPORT’s Volume 40 episode: RECYCLING TECHNOLOGY – Waste Not, Want Not

http://www.ssrvideo.com/vol40.html#3

Sail Powering Cargill Ship

Powering shipping vessels may soon take on a new look.  SkySails is equipping companies with computerized, parasail-like kites capable of reducing a ship’s fuel use by up to 35%.  This reduction in fuel can help turn around the prediction that by 2050, the shipping industry will be accountable for up to 18% of global greenhouse emissions.  

Cargill, food and livestock supplier and sponsor for SCIENCE SCREEN REPORT and SCIENCE SCREEN REPORT FOR KIDS, signed up this week to have a 320-square meter kite tied to a ship that hauls loads up to 30,000 deadweight tons.  In 2012, when this kite-driven vessel is in operation, it will be the largest equipped with a SkySail kite.   Many believe that the leadership of large corporations such as Cargill, will lead the way for other shipping companies to look toward this eco-friendly way of shipping products and supplies.   

Source:

http://www.fastcompany.com/1732700/cargill-propelling-meat-across-the-ocean-with-skysail-kites-green-shipping