Sacyr's Blog

Avocados are particularly delicate—they can go from ripe to rotten in a matter of hours. That could change thanks to a new plant-based material, details of which have been published in the scientific journal Nature Food. Here we explore how this packaging aims to extend the shelf life of food and replace the use of plastic.

The trillions of pieces of plastic floating on the surface of our oceans weigh the equivalent of 27 Eiffel Towers and will take hundreds of years to degrade. A team of scientists has created a polymer capable of decomposing in a week when exposed to sun and air.