Could This New Type of Plastic Be the Solution to Packaging Pollution?

The state of the environment today has caused alarm all over the world. Countries are taking great measures to reduce the amount of plastic used in products manufactured because of its detrimental effect on the environment.
Plastic is a durable material that was developed primarily for commercial use. It’s used to package all kinds of products, store things, and much more. The problem with this durable material is that it isn’t biodegradable. Plastic produced decades ago still exists and is choking the environment.  

Sustainable packaging options: the new trend

Many countries are on the road to banning plastic, but have to work on developing a material that can replace it. Some shampoo and skincare manufacturers have eliminated the need for plastic by selling their products in a bar or jelly form. These don’t require plastic bottles and dispensers.
Another company had been trying to find a way around the problem of packaged water bottles and developed an edible, squishy pouch of water that can be ripped to consume the water or just consumed whole. Though this is a great initiative, a lot of progress is still required to make the innovation mainstream with major manufacturers.

So is there another solution?

Poly(diketoenamine) or PDK plastic is a new kind of plastic that provides a solution to curb the issue of single-use plastic. This year, a group of scientists published a report on this new material they’d been working on.
PDK can facilitate a circular economy for plastic. What that means is that it can be recycled an infinite number of times, without affecting its quality. Thus far, this is the best solution to reducing plastic around us, especially when done efficiently.
This material is made by replacing the stubborn chemical bonds that plastic has, which makes them so difficult to break down. PDK plastic has reversible bonds that make it possible to recycle. In a video released by the researchers, a piece of this newly-developed plastic was submerged in acid to breakdown its molecular bonds.
PDK can very easily be restored to its original quality—and that too in a cost-effective way. Not only is this a huge breakthrough for the environment, but it’s also a relief for manufacturers to know that expensive technology won’t be needed to adopt this innovation.
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