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Packaging Waste Turned Elegant Building Material

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Last week we shared an innovation that is helping to reduce food waste. Another source of kitchen waste is utilized in these materials: packaging. More specifically: tea bags, juice containers, and glass.

Dr. Andrew Dent, introduces a number of unique materials, useful for retail environments, that reduce the amount of waste sent to landfills through recycling.

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Curious about the materials mentioned in this video?

StarSilent is a sound absorbing board that is composed of up to 96% post-consumer recycled crushed glass and coated with smooth, sound-permeable plasters with extremely low VOC content, resulting in an aesthetically pleasing and smooth finish.

EVERBOARD™ is a high-performance roof cover board designed to provide a durable protective surface for low-slope commercial roofing applications.

Tea waste with Jesmonite is a handcrafted, organic material constructed from local tea waste.

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