Rich Fine

Entrepreneur with a passion for sustainable packaging aligned with the principles of a circular economy.

Rich Fine
flipped into Bioplastics
Bioplastics Ecosystem from Seaweed Takes Root
plasticstoday.com
Plastics and packaging made from renewable resources like biomass are a hot-commodity market, but few have the potential of plastics sourced from one …
3 days ago
Rich Fine
flipped into Plastic
Peru
Peru declares 'environmental emergency' after oil spill
DW English
Dead seals, fish and birds have washed up on Peru's shore covered in oil after the spill. A refinery blamed waves caused by the eruption of a volcano …
15 hours ago
Rich Fine
flipped into Plastic
Greenland
Nanoplastic pollution is found in the Arctic and Antarctica
dailymail.co.uk - Joe Davies
Toxic nanoplastics have been discovered on both tips of the globe for the first time, scientists revealed. Researchers from the University of Utrecht …
1 day ago
Rich Fine
flipped into Plastic
No mention of toxic volatile organic compounds from these plastic blocks. And what happens when they are exposed to weathering - do they shed microplastics - downcycling a material made from fossil ca …
Sustainability
This startup is turning nonrecyclable plastic into building blocks fit for construction
Fast Company - By Elissaveta M. Brandon
3 days ago
Rich Fine
flipped into Plastic
Life Sciences
Dumped fishing gear is killing marine life. Yet no governments seem to care
The Guardian - George Monbiot
How could they be so careless? How do fishing vessels lose so many of their nets and longlines that this “ghost gear”, drifting through the oceans, now presents a mortal threat to whales, dolphins, turtles...
4 days ago
Rich Fine
flipped into Packaging Innovation
Sustainability
How to Fuel a Sustainable Future for Packaging
sustainablebrands.com - Tom Idle
Companies are under more pressure than ever before to ensure their packaging does not have a lasting impact on the natural environment. At the same …
6 days ago