Manuel Rendon
Manuel Rendon (born in San Cristobal, Venezuela, 1987) is an inventor and engineer who created a U.S. patented formulation for the dynamic disintegration of plastics, the upcycling process for unsorted waste stream and a bio-based copolymer with programmable water solubility.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] On December 10, 2020, Nestle announced its investment in the company behind this technology.[12][13]
On plastic-waste regard, pollution is a Global concern given the fact that fossil-based plastic is a substance with a very high molecular weight,[14] This technology creates a homogeneous extremely-soluble copolymer which disintegrates after being discarded in the presence of water.[15][16][17][18]
It took Rendon five years and over 1200 experiments to complete his first paper.[19] In January 2014, Rendon applied for his first U.S. Patent, once it was approved, he resigned his position at PepsiCo and moved to Miami to launch Timeplast,[20] the company behind this technology. Paul Maguire, CEO of Riverdale Global, has presented this technology in the Refocus Sustainability and Recycling Summit, which took place June 27–29, 2017, at the Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel in Orlando, Florida.[21]
In May, 2021, this technology was selected as a finalist in Packaging Europe, a sustainable packaging innovation competition [22]
On December 10, 2020, it was announced that Nestle invested in Timeplast. David Tulauskas, Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer at Nestlé Waters North America said; “As we make progress toward a zero-waste future, we’re enthusiastic to build on our work by exploring alternative technologies such as those presented by Timeplast."[12]
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- ^ a b "Nestlé Waters North America Invests in Startup Timeplast to Explore Alternative Packaging Technologies". Archived from the original on 20 January 2021.
- ^ "Nestle Waters invests in start up to explore alternative packaging". 10 December 2020.
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- ^ "Copolymer with programmable water solubility".
- ^ "Composition for the degradation of plastic".
- ^ "Patented Additive for Nano-Degradation of Broad Range of Thermoplastics Used in Packaging".
- ^ "Material Insight: Timeplast Biodegradable Plastic // Material ConneXion". 15 April 2019.
- ^ "Waiakea Water: Changing the Bottled Water Industry One Bottle at a Time - Reporter Expert". reporterexpert.com. Archived from the original on 2018-01-20.
- ^ "Home - Timeplast".
- ^ "Latest on Ford's recycled content, China ban, additives". 6 July 2017.
- ^ "Announcing the Sustainability Awards 2021 finalists!". 24 May 2021.