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Biodegradable Fruit Packaging

This Special Fruit Packaging Film Contains Natural Additives

— September 4, 2014 — Tech
Chilean chemist Dr. Paula Zapata is developing biodegradable fruit packaging that she hopes will become the standard in the fruit industry in the future. Plastic fruit packaging takes more than a century to biodegrade and has a profound negative impact on the environment. Dr. Zapata's alternative is a special film is made with plastic and natural additives, producing a range of benefits.

This biodegradable fruit packaging isn't merely environmentally friendly, but also helps prevent bacteria, fungi and other undesirables from coming into contact with the fruit. It will also help produce financial losses caused by fruit rotting during transportation.

Importantly, the cost of producing this special biodegradable fruit packaging is not significantly higher than that associated with typical polyethylene plastic. Given the benefits it offers, it seems the special film plastic alternative could be well worth it.
Trend Themes
1. Biodegradable Packaging - Dr. Zapata's development of biodegradable fruit packaging presents an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the packaging industry, offering an environmentally-friendly alternative to traditional plastic packaging.
2. Food Preservation - The special film used in the biodegradable fruit packaging not only helps prevent bacteria and fungi, but also reduces financial losses caused by fruit rotting during transportation, creating potential for disruptive innovation in the food industry.
3. Sustainable Materials - The use of natural additives in the biodegradable fruit packaging demonstrates an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the materials industry, providing a more sustainable alternative to traditional plastic materials.
Industry Implications
1. Packaging - The development of biodegradable fruit packaging opens up possibilities for disruptive innovation in the packaging industry, with the potential to revolutionize the way products are packaged and reduce environmental impact.
2. Food and Beverage - The introduction of biodegradable fruit packaging presents an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the food and beverage industry, offering sustainable solutions for packaging and preserving perishable goods.
3. Materials - The use of natural additives in biodegradable fruit packaging represents an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the materials industry, offering eco-friendly alternatives to replace traditional plastic materials.
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