I helped develop these three plastic material sample sets, each showcasing a broad range of newly introduced plastics with a reduced environmental impact.

The sets are a valuable resource and conversation starter when designing products with lower environmental impact or when replacing legacy fossil-based materials."

The sets have bio-based plastics, post-consumer recycled plastics, post-industrial recycled plastics, bio-composites, and mass balanced plastics from leading manufacturers.

Each sample has an attached information card with a QR code that links to a website with comprehensive information about the material and supplier contact information.

The samples are designed to illustrate various material properties such as surface texture options, different wall thicknesses, corners, hinges, melt flow characteristics, shrinkage, and warpage.

Learn more about the sample design here.

16 materials - the set includes:

- Polypropylene reinforced with grass

- Polypropylene filled with cellulose

- Nylon made from castor oil from castor beans

- ABS reinforced with lignin from wood

- White polyprolyne with 55 percent post-consumer recycled plastic

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18 materials - the set includes:

- Recycled PET with properties similar to ABS

- A composite material containing 50% oyster shell powder

- A grade derived from recycled carton packaging (e.g., Tetra Pak)

- Plastic incorporating waste from beer production

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10 materials - the set includes:

- A biobased and biodegradable elastic material made from food waste

- A 55% biobased plastic that can replace engineering plastics

- Polycarbonate with 40% post consumer recycled conten

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