After pioneering the use of 100% post-consumer recycled plastic in 2012, the beverage company Waiākea leads again with a new innovation: labels printed with algae-based ink. The Hawai'i-based company asserts it is the first in the world to adopt and commercialize labels using this algae-derived pigment, a development resulting from four years of dedicated research.
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Hawái pionera embalaje sostenible con nueva tinta a base de algas

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La empresa hawaiana de bebidas Waiākea está transformando la industria con la introducción de etiquetas impresas con tinta sostenible a base de algas. Tras años de investigación, esta innovación marca una primicia mundial en envases comerciales. Al combinar materiales reciclados con pigmentos naturales, la marca establece un nuevo estándar de circularidad.

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