SUMMARY

I made a new bioplastic from gelatin and honey.

I am Laura Velgersdijk and I researched how a lightweight renewable material source can be used to protect heavy and fragile products during transport. Weight is an important aspect of the transport industry and extra weight from packaging is kept at a minimum. This is why packaging is often made from plastics since they are a lightweight material. The material for the packaging is usually used once and then discarded. I wanted to find a more environmentally friendly alternative for the disposable plastics and choose to try this by using bioplastics as a substitute. I wanted to make a new material made from bioplastic that is lightweight and possibly stretchable. I found a material made from gelatin and honey. This honeyfoam bioplastic is a thicker, stronger and more stretchable bioplastic.