Episode #41: [Wild Waste Audio Clip 5] Mass Balance
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Episode #41: Podcast Show Notes
Introduction
How to reduce our dependency on oil… while avoiding alternative solutions with other negative effects?
Are you familiar with the term «Mass balance»? Does it solve an ecological problem?
In this «Wild W[a]st.e» audio clip with Mr & Mrs Recycling, we tackled
the mass balance process,
its shares,
the applications with bio-based and recycled materials,
the food parameters,
and some forecasts.
After having reviewed plastics and bioplastics in the previous episodes, let’s deep dive together into what Mass Balance means and induces!
Here are the recommended resources
Packaging Producer SIG Combibloc: https://www.iscc-system.org/.
The partnership of Borealis with the Finnish refining company Neste: https://www.argusmedia.com/en/news/1997382-borealis-and-neste-working-on-biobased-polypropylene.
In this episode, we invite you to (re)listen to other episodes as well:
Where to find Lise, Enzo, and M. & Mme Recyclage?
About Lise Nicolas and Enzo Muttini from M. & Mme Recyclage
Lise and Enzo are both French engineers from the Polytech School of Paris-Saclay University.
They started their recycling careers at Miniwiz in Asia by building the Trashpresso, the first mobile and autonomous plastics recycling unit. While working in the same company, they also created an Opensource Material Database.
Nowadays, they lead an engineering office: M. & Mme Recyclage, which is specialized in materials impact and recycling issues. They are on a mission to vulgarize their knowledge and challenges related to this industry thanks to free-of-access data, infographics, and videos. Their activator and educative initiatives are largely recognized and followed. They have been recognized as National Geographic Green Heroes in 2019. Selected by the foundation pour la Nature et l’Homme in 2020 and awarded by Emballage Magazine in 2021. Last but not least, this year Lise has been selected for the European year of Youth.
They are also wearing other professional hats such as independent researchers, lecturers, as well as founders of Precious Plastic France.
Podcast music
Special thanks to Joachim Regout who made the jingle. Have a look at his work here.
I am happy to bring a sample of our strong bonds on these sound waves. Since I was a child, he made me discover a wide range of music of all kinds. I am also delighted he is a nature lover and shares the Look4Loops 'out of the box philosophy'. He is an inspiring source of creativity for me.