Algreen Ltd

Sequins are made from petroleum-based plastics such as PVCs containing toxic chemicals, carcinogens, and hormone disruptors. The glittering of sequins is created by metallic reflective coating, making plastic sequins more potent to the environment. The charity Oxfam surveyed 2,000 British women aged 18 to 55 in 2019, 40% of whom said they would buy a sequ...

Food losses and wastage is a primary worldwide problem. 690 million or 8.9% of people are hungry(Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN). Food Waste Management Market will be $116.4 Bn(2032). Developed economies witness food losses at the downstream stages of the supply chain. Post-COVID economic inflation leads to significant food price increases ac...

Methane is 84 times more potent a Greenhouse Gas (GHG) than CO2\. The International Energy Agency estimates that the oil and gas sector emitted 82 Mt (around 2.5 GtCO2-eq) methane in 2019\. Methane is a promising next-generation carbon feedstock in industrial biotechnology due to its economic scale-up potential. Biomethane produced from waste is treated a...

In recent years, the energy crisis has become increasingly serious. Global warming and the shortage of fossil resources has driven the quest for a new bio-economy. Cadaverine is a bio-based platform chemical that plays an indispensable role in industry, medicine and agriculture. In particular, cadaverine is an important polymer monomer for polyamides and ...

Plastic labels generate 60,000 metric tons of such packaging wastes containing 17,000 metric tons of aluminum used in Great Britain in 2015\. They are typically made of fossil-fuel-derived virgin plastics, adhesives, contaminants and inks. Some laminated packaging formats are estimated to be growing by between 10% and 15% per year (WRAP, 2011). However, t...

Plastic pouches generate 895,000t of waste and are responsible for 2.7bn kgCO2e annually in the UK. They are typically made of fossil-fuel derived virgin plastics, coatings, adhesives, contaminants and inks. pouches are an essential and agnostic part of the packaging for bottles, food products and cosmetics, featuring product information, however, they ar...

The use of adhesive gives the clothes smoother lines, a lighter feel, and a sportier look, says Dyne founder Christopher Bevans, who has designed for Rocawear, Nike, and Kanye West. The adhesive can be used to create designs on top of the garments. They were Sewfree---fabricated and adorned using, essentially, glue. No thread stitches---not on the pockets...

Algreen aims to **firstly** achieve the development of environmentally sustainable and formaldehyde-free chipboards from **natural seaweed and wastepaper**. **Formaldehyde is a petrochemical and known human carcinogen** **associated with the development of childhood asthma (WHO)**. Commercial chipboards use formaldehyde to glue wood chips together to make...

**VISION** Algreen developed sustainable and cost-effective chipboards from natural seaweed and wastepaper. Algreen chipboard using eco-friendly seaweed-based adhesive rather than petrol-based adhesive to glue the wastepaper chips. Thanks to Algreen's novel technology, Algreen chipboard is high-scalable, environmentally sustainable and VOC-free. **PROBLEM...

**PROBLEM** The fashion and architecture industries are facing sustainable challenges. Algreen develops the first fully biodegradable material from sustainable seaweed for producing sustainable buttons and hangers used in the fashion industry and sustainable chipboard used for architecture. Plastic/polyester is the major resource for making **buttons**. 8...