{"id":136335,"date":"2023-12-15T07:35:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T06:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=136335"},"modified":"2023-12-13T10:45:07","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T09:45:07","slug":"compostable-beer-cups-at-the-abu-dhabi-grand-prix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/compostable-beer-cups-at-the-abu-dhabi-grand-prix\/","title":{"rendered":"Compostable beer cups at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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\u00a9<\/strong> Gaia BioMaterials AB<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

The beer cups, from UK-based Happy Dolphin, are the first ever to be made of compostable Biodolomer. Last weekend\u2019s event was the first where they were used on a big scale. 150,000 cups were supplied to Ethara who are the promotors and organizers of the Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“It’s a fantastic sign of recognition to have been chosen by such a prestigeous event”,\u00a0says David Hughes of Happy Dolphin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe cups are very durable and stable and are suitable for printing.\u00a0They can be collected along with food waste and put straight in an industrial compost. The result will be soil that is very high in minerals.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Biodolomer, devised by Swedish company Gaia Biomaterials, is a bioplastic primarily made from natural minerals and vegetable oils.\u00a0It comes in granules and can be used in most plastic production methods. It has the same characteristics as plastic \u2013 but is compostable, very durable and does not leave any micro plastoc or plastic pollution.\u00a0Biodolomer is used for everything from grocery bags to cover film for agriculture. It is 100% compostable, CO2<\/sub> neutral and does not result in any microplastics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“This a fantastic opportunity for us to show the world what our material can do, And that it is possible to totally eliminate plastic waste”,\u00a0says Gaia Biomaterials CEO Peter Stenstr\u00f6m.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The beer cups used in Abu Dhabi were developed by Happy Dolphin in order to be suitable for major events. They are sturdy, which reduces foaming from beer taps, and can be printed on all sides. Two different measurements are embossed in the cups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThey are extremely robust\u201d, Hughes adds.
\u201cWe\u2019ve stepped on them, hit them with cricket bats, sat on them and they just wrinkle and can be put back in shape \u2013 ready for a refill. The only thing that broke them was when we ran them over with a car.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Peter Stenstr\u00f6m
CEO<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Gaia<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

GAIA Biomaterials manufacture Biodolomer. A compostable material that has most of the qualities of plastic \u2013 but not the disadvantages.\u00a0
It is compostable, very low in CO2 and leaves no micro plastics or plastic pollution. Biodolomer is used for a large number of applications and can be used with most production techniques used for plastic.\u00a0\u00a0
The company is based i Helsingborg, Sweden and has a number of Bioplastic patents. It was founded in 2015 by \u00c5ke Ros\u00e9n, widely regarded as one of the world’s leading packaging materials scientists over the decades.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The beer cups, from UK-based Happy Dolphin, are the first ever to be made of compostable Biodolomer. Last weekend\u2019s event was the first where they were used on a big scale. 150,000 cups were supplied to Ethara who are the promotors and organizers of the Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. “It’s a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":105,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","nova_meta_subtitle":"Last weekend was the first time a major global sports event used compostable bioplastic beer cups. At the Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 150,000 beer cups of compostable Biodolomer, reduced waste, microplastics and CO\u2082 to a minimum","footnotes":""},"categories":[5572],"tags":[23217,8793,5847,15787,13155,16602],"supplier":[13526,23218],"class_list":["post-136335","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bio-based","tag-biodolomer","tag-biomaterials","tag-bioplastics","tag-carbonneutral","tag-compostable","tag-vegetableoil","supplier-gaia-biomaterials-ab","supplier-happy-dolphin"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136335","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/105"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=136335"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136335\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=136335"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=136335"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=136335"},{"taxonomy":"supplier","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/supplier?post=136335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}